Facebook crisis grows as new whistleblower and leaked documents emerge

Re:Facebook crisis grows as new whistleblower and leaked doc... by _Understated_ on Saturday October 23, 2021 @10:46AM (#28969022)

I'm a fan of regulation where it's necessary. For example, when it comes to things like building sites they are incredibly safe now, thanks to many regulations. I'd argue that they're an absolute necessity.

However, for some things, like website I visit on the internet, the regulation should be all but nonexistent (for the most part, there are likely some things like child porn and generally illegal stuff that should be covered).

And I'm in Scotland, not the US

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Re:Facebook crisis grows as new whistleblower and leaked doc... by dobin on Saturday October 23, 2021 @11:07AM (#28969203)

Everyone wants to have regulations "where its necessary". This boils down to "rules for thee but not for me". If you work in construction, you want more building site safety. If you are the own who uses his money to construct one building after another, you want to have it cheaper, so less safety. Democracy is the process of finding a nice middle ground.

Nowadays, it seems that common people are mostly convinced by the rich to vote against their own interest.

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Re:Facebook crisis grows as new whistleblower and leaked doc... by _Understated_ on Saturday October 23, 2021 @11:13AM (#28969269)

> This boils down to "rules for thee but not for me"

I don't believe that. Taking the building site example, I'd rather work on one that's got a bunch of site posters up and does all the right safety stuff than one ran by a bunch of cowboys with no regard for my safety...

> Nowadays, it seems that common people are mostly convinced by the rich to vote against their own interest.

Perhaps, but the rich have control over the propaganda machines like social media and MSM so it's no wonder people are convinced that they're doing the right thing.

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