Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store
by ptero on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:27PM
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Once a company is so big that its refusal to support a small business is a major hit, that company cannot operate in a wild west style. That's why most countries have anti-monopoly laws; and it's long past the time when those laws should have been applied to google.
Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store
by chrispeel on Friday January 08, 2021 @10:56PM
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In case you didn't notice, there are already anti-trust lawsuits against Google; I'm happy that such inspection of big tech is happening. Even so, that's a separate issue
Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store
by ptero on Saturday January 09, 2021 @09:23AM
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When a company (or two) gets a near-monopoly on a distribution channel, bans are no longer a business issue. We banned X becomes much more important than "because of Y" part, which can always be made up and is pretty weak in the case of parler.
Re:Google suspending Parler from the Google Play store
by A4ET8a8uTh0 on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:56PM
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They may be able to do it legally and it would still be wrong thing to do. Queue discussion about "Google or Twitter or FB" having it both ways as publisher and platform.
Parler is not going to be shut down now. Whoever made this decision, just literally gave them Trump base users on a silver platter.
This is the free market in action. No one is forcing Google or Twitter or FB to do anything; I think they've been very restrained. The libertarians should be happy that it's commercial companies shutting Parler down and not govt. It's only when the president incites violence in an attempt retain power that these commercial entities acted.