Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work
by namirez on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @07:05PM
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> Or, people enjoy Facebook and then rally their government for laws to be changed.
It's not going to happen, because people can connect to FB easily using a vpn without giving FB the chance to monetize ads. It's already happening in countries that have banned FB.
Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work
by BlueTemplar on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @06:26PM
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Pretty much what happened with Google in China ?
Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work
by wolco on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @06:24PM
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So give up Germany (lost: billions in revenue) or give up Nazi propaganda (lost:thousands in revenue).
Companies are trying to make money. That's the purpose of a company.
Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work
by prepend on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @06:59PM
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So give up China (lost billions) or give up democratic propaganda.
It’s not the size of the market that should determine right or wrong. Having free speech laws means you get democracy and nazi stuff and spend time on more important stuff as to what’s too nazi or too democratic. Just rely on the rule of law.
Even better! Stop trying to act like global companies, and pick a jurisdiction to work out of. If Facebook is an American company (which they are), they are held to and follow US laws.
Maybe this means that Facebook doesn't remove Nazi propaganda because of the US 1st Amendment. What follows is actual proper competition, perhaps Germany bans Facebook, which means either a new German company GesichtBuch, can compete by being based in Germany and following german laws. Or, people enjoy Facebook and then rally their government for laws to be changed.
What we have now is companies trying to exist in every country, which means they have to follow the worst laws of every country.