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Re:Google Is Blocking YouTube on Amazon's Echo Show and Fire TV by jamesredman on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @09:56PM (#15858127)
Yeah it’s funny how the content and service providers want to control the entire internet when they’ve proven countless times to abuse their power and regulate legal content that is not of their liking.

If YouTube decides to start blocking certain devices from its servers, ISPs can at least retaliate, in a free market and throttle their connection to pressure them to stop uncompetitive practices. Since the ISPs must consider the interests of their customers.

Right now there is no check and balance on these behemoth technology companies and they appear to be acting above the law.

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Re:Google Is Blocking YouTube on Amazon's Echo Show and Fire TV by b4lancesh33t on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @10:39PM (#15858268)
I feel like goog's best case outcome is everything open. They want amazon to sell their stuff, support their users, and they want to support Amazon too. But when one side is playing hard-ball for years, at some point you have to do something.
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Re:Google Is Blocking YouTube on Amazon's Echo Show and Fire TV by ForHackernews on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @05:23AM (#15859987)
> Since the ISPs must consider the interests of their customers.

Hahahahahaha

That's a good one!

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