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Re:The Social Dilemma by tboyd47 on Sunday September 20, 2020 @07:45PM (#24538404)
It has nothing to do with consumers. Congress created Google and Facebook with a stroke of the pen in 1996. They can delete them with another stroke of the pen anytime.
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Re:The Social Dilemma by sjg007 on Sunday September 20, 2020 @08:33PM (#24538643)
If they become liable for user content then yes but you’ll have the entire tech industry lobbying against you.
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Re:The Social Dilemma by tboyd47 on Monday September 21, 2020 @12:07PM (#24545018)
That's why I'm always talking about this on HN. Trying to spread awareness on the inside :)
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