Re:discordo: Lightweight, secure, and feature-rich Discord t...
by e12e on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @11:57AM
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> Then we should name them as utilities before we start regulating them as such.
Well, we should certainly make an effort so that regulations are predictable and sensible.
> And where do you draw the line? Why is Discord a utility and not, say, Truth Social?
> And then how do you turn federated networks like Mastodon into utilities?
I think this is going about it from the wrong side. Snail mail, phone service, internet service - these are things we regulate in various ways. Maybe we should with various, similar digital services too. Email? Messaging networks like discord?
Well, we should certainly make an effort so that regulations are predictable and sensible.
> And where do you draw the line? Why is Discord a utility and not, say, Truth Social?
> And then how do you turn federated networks like Mastodon into utilities?
I think this is going about it from the wrong side. Snail mail, phone service, internet service - these are things we regulate in various ways. Maybe we should with various, similar digital services too. Email? Messaging networks like discord?