Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al...
by zepto on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @11:03AM
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Except not. Google isn’t more powerful than most governments. They can’t kill or imprison people, or seize land or property. This is simply a false analogy.
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Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al...
by ostenning on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @11:33AM
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What is your definition of "power"? Because I think your perspective is incredibly naive.
Google has immense power, far more than most governments. Governments all around the world are often manipulated by corporations like Google, laws are written based off these influences of power, shaping democracy, all the time.
If they really wanted to they could do almost anything to you. They could easily steal your identity, they could frame you, they could put you in prison, they could do basically anything. Is this legal? Obviously not, but power extends further than what is legal.
Re:YouTube is banning anti-vaccine activists and blocking al...
by prohobo on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @11:19AM
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I recommend reading this article for a quick overview of the current political landscape: https://theconversation.com/who-is-more-powerful-states-or-c...
The fact is that states and corporations collude and compete with each other for political control internationally, and corporate power outranks the vast majority of state powers. Weirdly though, I can't find Alphabet Inc. in the power rankings.