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Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by nohugsneeded on Friday March 03, 2017 @10:48PM (#13789112)
well, corporations can't change laws. They can only lobby. And laws are passed by the majority to benefit a majority, that's how a democracy works.
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Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by AstralStorm on Saturday March 04, 2017 @01:53AM (#13789693)
Laws are passed by a tiny percentage of the population, alleged (not necessarily de facto) representatives of the interests of majority. So not confuse republic with a direct democracy.
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Re:How Uber Used Secret “Greyball” Tool to Deceive Authoriti... by odbol on Friday March 03, 2017 @11:15PM (#13789226)
If only we lived in an actual democracy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tu32CCA_Ig
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