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Re:Tech companies and governments sign up to Christchurch Ca... by rcoveson on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @05:32PM (#19923985)
> They had the technology to create a monster, but don’t have the technology to stop it.

At first I was going to argue that they could stop it and that they did have the "technology" to do so, but the more I thought about it the more I concluded that in the system we have built, they really cannot. Profitable ideas are unstoppable until they are proved less profitable than some other idea, or regulated out of existence. Fiduciary duty enshrines this into law. Sufficient competition ensures that it is the only winning strategy.

Obligatory SSC: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/

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Re:Tech companies and governments sign up to Christchurch Ca... by deogeo on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @05:50PM (#19924137)
> Fiduciary duty enshrines this into law.

A common misconception: https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/04/16/what-are-co...

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Re:Tech companies and governments sign up to Christchurch Ca... by astrange on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @05:43PM (#19924082)
Facebook doesn't have fiduciary duties to anyone, unless they're registered financial advisors.
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