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Re:Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding E... by Sargos on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @05:54PM (#25436452)
I didn't say they will turn themselves into protocols. The social protocols that are developed will displace those corporations over time as they provide more functionality with fewer restrictions.
Re:Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding E... by anonymousab on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @06:23PM (#25436794)
The current tech giants will adopt what they can control and will crush whatever they can't. Either technologically, fiscally, politically, legislative or socially.
Re:Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding E... by alisonkisk on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @07:14PM (#25437285)
How would an ungoverned corporation be less evil than one subject to democratic laws?
Re:Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding E... by Sargos on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @07:34PM (#25437468)
Facebook is not subject to democratic laws as they ignore most of them and only follow certain ones from a small group of about a dozen countries.

A decentralized organization is governed by the public which is more democratic than other systems that exist today.

Re:Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding E... by animal_spirits on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @07:58PM (#25437670)
Are there good cases of Facebook ignoring democratic laws? I've never really heard of Facebook doing anything that isn't in violation of laws (United States laws at least, I cant say other countries). For the U.S. the laws just aren't there yet to put the right restrictions on Facebook
Re:Facebook to move UK users to California terms, avoiding E... by KittenInABox on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @06:20PM (#25436763)
This can only happen if we have strong anti-monopoly measures in place to prevent big tech from artificially smothering the competition in the crib.