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Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by raxxorrax on Thursday October 15, 2020 @10:49AM (#24789163)
Didn't Twitter and Google already stated they want regulation? They are one of the few companies that actually can facilitate any form of large scale content scanning. Such mechanisms take years to develop if you even get the critical data needed.
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Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by whimsicalism on Thursday October 15, 2020 @11:00AM (#24789294)
Saying you want regulation is a classic of DC lobbying. Exxon wants “regulation” too. What it means in practice is that they want to be part of the conversation in choosing what regulations get passed, so actual serious regulations don’t make their way through.
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Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by raxxorrax on Thursday October 15, 2020 @11:05AM (#24789346)
Hm, would make sense. Can't loose anything and they would always have an advantage to competitors.
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Re:Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting by trident1000 on Thursday October 15, 2020 @12:02PM (#24790047)
Companies only want regulation when it boxes out competitors.
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