Re:The EARN IT act is back, and it’s more dangerous than ever
by root_axis on Saturday February 05, 2022 @06:58PM
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> Well one could argue Google and FB services are not free.
I don't possibly see how. The services cost no money, thus they are unequivocally free. Perhaps one could reasonably argue that just because something is free doesn't mean the user isn't entitled to any rights, but torturing the definition of free to suit your argument strikes me as obviously fallacious.
> If they are providing their services for free, how can that be
Because advertisers pay them. This logic is like saying FM radio isn't free because it has ads, this is just not true.
I don't possibly see how. The services cost no money, thus they are unequivocally free. Perhaps one could reasonably argue that just because something is free doesn't mean the user isn't entitled to any rights, but torturing the definition of free to suit your argument strikes me as obviously fallacious.
> If they are providing their services for free, how can that be
Because advertisers pay them. This logic is like saying FM radio isn't free because it has ads, this is just not true.