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Re:Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp Outage by nanoservices on Thursday December 10, 2020 @02:16PM (#25377271)
This is fun to read but also implies that we have representatives competent enough to even understand things at this level. Maybe they don't have to understand it, I doubt they even consult someone who could help them understand this.
Re:Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp Outage by jasonwatkinspdx on Thursday December 10, 2020 @03:31PM (#25378208)
That's the role of staffers, though the rise of the lobbying industry has perverted this somewhat.

Some folks in congress are savvy about technology however, such as Wyden.

Re:Facebook Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp Outage by baq on Thursday December 10, 2020 @03:25PM (#25378130)
This isn’t new. Telephone infrastructure, power grid, roads and railways in some countries are using this exact pattern with some success.