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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by woodruffw on Saturday September 17, 2022 @03:21PM (#32880542)
Nobody is talking about anybody losing any rights. To paraphase Anatole France: the law, in its majestic equality, permits the rich as well as the poor to express and petition as private individuals.

My "complaint" is about civic integrity and transparency: you are (presumably) a member of the same society as me, so you should have an intuitive (and civically gained) understanding that sunlight is the best disinfectant. Our country is better off when those who engage in our political processes, especially disproportionately, cannot hide behind corporate structures.

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Re:U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate o... by rmilk on Saturday September 17, 2022 @03:55PM (#32880931)
Agreed. This is why we insist on campaign finance limits and public lists of donors. See new article just today from the UK where someone wanted to donate $300k to a US election, and did so by funneling it through a lobbying group to obfuscate the foreign source.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/no-10-chief-of-staff-in-f...

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