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Re:6 Corporations Control 90% of the Media in America by mrkrab on Sunday July 02, 2017 @10:50AM (#14682713)
In Europe, generally, 1) webmasters are usually responsible of the comments left in their webpages by their users, and 2) webmasters have to make clear what their names and addresses are.

Myself, sometimes I've thought of creating a forum or a community, only to be turned away when I think of that. Do you think 4chan would have ever existed if moot had had to put his real name and address there, and if he was legally responsible of what people published in 4chan? Impossible.

So all online communities will always be concentrated in the US, at least for the foreseeable future. :(

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Re:6 Corporations Control 90% of the Media in America by bobabooey02 on Sunday July 02, 2017 @10:52AM (#14682723)
I don't believe the issue is US-vs-nonUS. I believe​the issue is internet "capital" concentration, which will emerge regardless of national origin. There is a networking effect that makes it difficult to start a successful platform, and those in power will eventually​ work to maintain or strengthen their power.
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