Re:Two senators say a $5B fine isn’t enough to punish Facebook
by Maxamillion96 on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @02:52PM
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There’s always been conservative skepticism towards economic liberalism, like Bismarck and Theodore Roosevelt.
Re:Two senators say a $5B fine isn’t enough to punish Facebook
by spamizbad on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @03:09PM
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Historically, that's certainly true. But I'm not sure if modern conservatism has fully acknowledged their own ideological conflicts with free markets. It's all anecdotal, but talking to conservatives about these issues they often will say technology companies are cheating, employing anti-competitive practices, or even breaking the law and that such restrictions aren't changing market dynamics but simply punishing a few bad actors.
There's also some "working the refs" at play here, where there's conspiracy theories swirling that conservative content gets suppressed and prominent conservative voices are "shadow-banned." There's even a grassroots effort to get popular social media sites declared the "public commons" to prevent technology companies from removing content, but that's A) likely a pipedream B) Assuming it could hold up in court, would ultimately be a massive boon to the left as it would strike a decisive legal blow against the notion of "corporate personhood" and agency of private industry. A free-marketer's footgun, if you will.
[1] https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/heres-the-median-age-of-the-...