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Re:France and Germany Agree to Block Facebook's Libra by mmmBacon on Saturday September 14, 2019 @02:54PM (#20972925)
>> The only problem the German government has with Facebook Libra is that they themselves don't control it.

I don’t see why this is hypocritical, a problem, or even an argument. The CDU, etc... are elected by the German people and hence are designated by the people to control state power. It’s their job to control these kinds of things.

Facebook is elected by no one, represents only Mark Zuckerberg’s interests, and is accountable only to him.

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Re:France and Germany Agree to Block Facebook's Libra by kortilla on Saturday September 14, 2019 @03:09PM (#20973016)
>It’s their job to control these kinds of things

No, that’s not a given. Many people don’t agree that it’s the government’s job to decide what kind of currencies you’re allowed to hold and trade.

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