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Re:Illegal Life Pro Tip: Want to ruin your competitors busin... by shreyshnaccount on Monday July 03, 2023 @06:37AM (#36571082)
The problem is that such large platforms work like utilities, but are governed as services
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Re:Illegal Life Pro Tip: Want to ruin your competitors busin... by shreyshnaccount on Monday July 03, 2023 @06:39AM (#36571096)
For example it is illegal for the water utility companies where I live to cut off water supply, even if someone does not pay the bills. It should be illegal for payment processors, search engines and other large internet platforms to take away people's business. We need utilities, not services.
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Re:Illegal Life Pro Tip: Want to ruin your competitors busin... by bsenftner on Monday July 03, 2023 @07:06AM (#36571289)
1000%, the ISPs need to be treated just like a power company, not privatized at all.
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