Re:Korea slaps $327,067 fine on Twitch for suspending service
by ronsor on Sunday February 25, 2024 @12:33AM
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Users don't subscribe to FedEx in order to receive packages through them.
Re:Korea slaps $327,067 fine on Twitch for suspending service
by Spivak on Sunday February 25, 2024 @11:10AM
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If they did would it change the argument? You pay $50/mo bucks to send and receive packages and if you sent everyone in america a couch they would either stop doing business with you or charge you more.
Hackers for some reason really hate the "we charge a flat rate to everyone averaged across normal usage so almost everyone doesn't have to think about metering but then charge outliers more" pricing model. It works the same for roads, once you're driving semis the price goes up. XPO doesn't go "well we shouldn't have to pay for our road damage because the stuff we deliver is requested by our customer."
Re:Korea slaps $327,067 fine on Twitch for suspending service
by justinclift on Sunday February 25, 2024 @09:09AM
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Oh, I didn't realise the internet service in Korea is a public utility, so people don't need to subscribe to an ISP which installs/maintains the infrastructure.
Or is that my misunderstanding something?
Probably cuts down on the performative exits >.> Facebook in the EU, in an attempt to bully regulators.
Sender pays clearly has backfired but I don't know if there's a solution that satisfies everyone outside of gov't footing the bill a la public roads and calling it an economic multiplier. Because yes internet is a series of tubes and all but video sites are sending couches to everyone, making it FedEx's problem, and then acting shocked when FedEx wants paid for large item delivery.