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Re:Germany fines YouTube for removing video of anti-lockdown... by rocqua on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @06:16PM (#27839125)
The advantage is not just 'regulatory capture'. There is also an inherent moat in being a regulated industry.

Any new players will need to figure out the regulations, compliance, licenses and pitfalls before they can start to challenge you. That is a lot of upfront costs that will take a long time to recoup. Hence helping the old players remain entrenched.

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Re:Germany fines YouTube for removing video of anti-lockdown... by the_optimist on Wednesday July 14, 2021 @08:12PM (#27840065)
I completely agree with this. I'd even argue that regulatory obligations should lapse without explicitly renewal.

Nonetheless, particularly on elements of values and principles: it is possible to create bright-line, lightweight, plain-English regulation. See the US Bill of Rights as an example. Let specific instances be litigated in the future, rather than specify all edge cases up front.

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