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Re:U.S. senators want social media users to be able to take ... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @12:17PM (#21336116)
> look at what happened when California tried to regulate Uber to force them to treat drivers as employees

I agree, it's a mess. But the solution isn't to bar all regulation ex ante as illegitimate.

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Re:U.S. senators want social media users to be able to take ... by ysavir on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @01:03PM (#21336592)
No one is saying we should bar all regulation. But we do need to be careful, and _very_ knowledgeable and intentful, when we pass legislation in this field.
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