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Re:Tim Berners-Lee: we must regulate tech firms to prevent '... by UncleEntity on Monday March 12, 2018 @02:42PM (#16570347)
Not seeing how this would stop a state-level actor intent on engaging in a disinformation campaign, they'd just have their proxies pay the tax.
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Re:Tim Berners-Lee: we must regulate tech firms to prevent '... by mlinksva on Monday March 12, 2018 @03:19PM (#16570614)
It would shift more of the web to non-ad-funded. People would get more of their info from venues without ads carrying disinformation, from whatever source.
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Re:Tim Berners-Lee: we must regulate tech firms to prevent '... by leetcrew on Monday March 12, 2018 @08:26PM (#16572904)
> It would shift more of the web to non-ad-funded.

or it would just shift more of the web to non-funded.

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