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Re:Before the East India Company by 29athrowaway on Saturday September 28, 2019 @06:20PM (#21103293)
Imagine a company like Google had an army that invaded countries that would not deregulate privacy. That would be a modern equivalent to the HEIC. It would suck.
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Re:Before the East India Company by btown on Saturday September 28, 2019 @11:58PM (#21104973)
The Murdochs’ News Corp is arguably in that position already, albeit with the one extra step of needing to lobby politicians whose constituents are already in its thrall.

https://www.google.com/search?q=murdoch+iraq

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Re:Before the East India Company by 29athrowaway on Sunday September 29, 2019 @12:44AM (#21105128)
United Fruit Company (present day Chiquita) has done messed up things.
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