Re:Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work
by tedunangst on Friday July 15, 2016 @07:14PM
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Quasi governmental corporations are typically granted special privileges (protected monopolies). If Google doesn't have some arrangement like all blogging must be done on blogspot, they're not quasi government.
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Re:Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work
by mcbits on Friday July 15, 2016 @08:31PM
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When an entity has a formal governance structure, elected leaders, armed security forces, issues its own bonds, negotiates directly with foreign governments, and has a "GDP" greater than most nations, it has a lot more in common with governments than it does with a typical private business.
This phenomenon of "private" corporations amassing the power of governments without the responsibilities of governments is a relatively new chapter in history and still needs to be sorted out.