Lawmakers Ask Zuck to Drop 'Instagram for Kids' Since App Made Kids Suicidal

Re:Lawmakers Ask Zuck to Drop 'Instagram for Kids' Since App... by Dracophoenix on Thursday September 16, 2021 @01:53AM (#28548518)

>>As I see it, these companies are using public infrastructure when it suits them.

I agree with everything you've except what's quoted above. How is FAANG using public infrastructure, when private companies own everything from the undersea cables to the servers?

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Re:Lawmakers Ask Zuck to Drop 'Instagram for Kids' Since App... by anon9001 on Thursday September 16, 2021 @02:51AM (#28548848)

Ah, I see the confusion there. I meant public like "public ipv4 address", not a governmental "public utility".

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Re:Lawmakers Ask Zuck to Drop 'Instagram for Kids' Since App... by Dracophoenix on Thursday September 16, 2021 @04:15AM (#28549293)

I see. I think you meant to suggest that public accessibly to information is made relatively one-sided (to Facebook's advantage) by the DMCA on top of the software protection schemes employed by FB & co.

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Re:Lawmakers Ask Zuck to Drop 'Instagram for Kids' Since App... by anon9001 on Thursday September 16, 2021 @04:44AM (#28549443)

Yes, exactly.

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