Regulation could protect Facebook, not punish it

Re:Regulation could protect Facebook, not punish it by slipperymate on Sunday March 25, 2018 @07:23PM (#16675254)

On points 2 and 3, why limit this to companies with revenue exceeding x or y million USD?

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Re:Regulation could protect Facebook, not punish it by oehpr on Sunday March 25, 2018 @07:30PM (#16675286)

I assume it is specifically to avoid killing startups in the crib.

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Re:Regulation could protect Facebook, not punish it by paulie_a on Sunday March 25, 2018 @07:55PM (#16675404)

If your business model requires that it should be killed in the crib

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Re:Regulation could protect Facebook, not punish it by Trundle on Sunday March 25, 2018 @08:01PM (#16675432)

So current free to user companies just get to hold their market forever? Are you that happy with them?

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Re:Regulation could protect Facebook, not punish it by paulie_a on Sunday March 25, 2018 @09:44PM (#16675946)

To continue the analogy, they should be euthanized

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Re:Regulation could protect Facebook, not punish it by amelius on Monday March 26, 2018 @05:11AM (#16677613)

Because it's the same principle we apply to other mass communication providers (i.e. telecom providers). Except there it's based on #users, not revenue.

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Re:Regulation could protect Facebook, not punish it by beefield on Sunday March 25, 2018 @07:29PM (#16675282)

To not create unnecessary barriers of entry.

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