Re:Who Will Rein in Facebook? Challengers Are Lining Up
by bigger_cheese on Sunday October 29, 2017 @11:46PM
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This may be a touch hyperbolic but regulation has positively impacted things like lead based paint, asbestos, DDT, CFC's etc.
People opposed to regulation somehow expect companies to "do the right thing" unfortunately history provides many examples of companies behaving like bad actors as long as it is in their financial interests to do so.
Re:Who Will Rein in Facebook? Challengers Are Lining Up
by amelius on Monday October 30, 2017 @06:27AM
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Also, regulations allowed competition on the telephone networks, which is the reason why you can now call anybody, and not just people at your provider.
People opposed to regulation somehow expect companies to "do the right thing" unfortunately history provides many examples of companies behaving like bad actors as long as it is in their financial interests to do so.