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Re:Google, Facebook, and Amazon have fundamentally transform... by gnaritas on Monday October 30, 2017 @11:45AM (#15585869)
They don't have monopolies so your counter is irrelevant.
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Re:Google, Facebook, and Amazon have fundamentally transform... by sordidasset on Monday October 30, 2017 @01:53PM (#15587271)
But what if they do in the future? Suppose the author is right and ISPs don't support any packets/protocols other than FB, GOOG, and AMZN.

Are you arguing that in sum total, humanity is better off allowing private organizations to control communications in order to adhere to free market principles than the reverse?

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Re:Google, Facebook, and Amazon have fundamentally transform... by gnaritas on Monday October 30, 2017 @04:34PM (#15588634)
No, I'm arguing future crime isn't a thing. You don't get to punish people because they "might".
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