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Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by AnthonyMouse on Thursday August 20, 2026 @07:12PM (#49381543)
If you're going to say things like that you have to give examples.
Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by salawat on Thursday August 20, 2026 @07:30PM (#49381702)
You just created a large, TBTF corp's veto. Pass a law or have a law passed a corp TBTF doesn't want? Break it and force the Government's hand to strike it down.
Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by john01dav on Thursday August 20, 2026 @08:23PM (#49382106)
Ideally what would happen is the corporation starts having enforcement action against it and then its leadership is forced out to rescue said corporation from failing.

This certainly seems better than just making TBTF (which I assume means too big to fail) entities be above the law.

Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by deaux on Thursday August 20, 2026 @11:19PM (#49383339)
TBTF is not a thing. It's all in your mind. Evergrande and Country Garden would've been classified TBTF in the minds of many USians, yet they failed.

The dead comment below by AnthonyMouse already pointed out that even in your scenario there's no difference with the status quo anyway. It's insane that it's dead and reeks of astroturfing, as nothing about it is worth flagging.

> Isn't that the other way around? The law already can't be enforced against the TBTF corporation, so what do they care if it stays on the books? But now you can't enforce it against someone else or they can point to you not enforcing it against them.

> Except that's the point. The government would now have to do that or they lose the law. If it's a good law then they don't want to lose it, but if it's a good law then they should be enforcing it against them.

> And, of course, the correct way to deal with this is to break the TBTF corporations into many smaller pieces so that stops being a problem.

Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by frm88 on Friday August 21, 2026 @03:36AM (#49384993)
Off topic:

The dead comment below by AnthonyMouse already pointed out that even in your scenario there's no difference with the status quo anyway. It's insane that it's dead and reeks of astroturfing, as nothing about it is worth flagging.

If you see such a comment, you can vouch for it (small menu point next to flag) and revive it. I did that now because I agree with your assessment - of late I do this very often because even comments which quote articles/laws etc. verbatim and with a link are flagged/voted to death.

Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by deaux on Friday August 21, 2026 @08:57AM (#49387418)
I do this and did it in this case, but I've never seen it make a difference.
Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by pocksuppet on Friday August 21, 2026 @04:48PM (#49393610)
Both of your supposed counterexamples are Chinese. China does things differently from the USA.
Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by deaux on Friday August 21, 2026 @11:51PM (#49396411)
My counterexamples prove exactly the point; TBTF is fugazi, arbitrary, something in your head.
Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by pocksuppet on Saturday August 22, 2026 @03:39PM (#49403080)
Because two companies in China aren't it, it doesn't exist?
Re:Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does... by j16sdiz on Thursday August 20, 2026 @11:05PM (#49383252)
This is basically asking for discovery of another case when you are being suing for one case.

I think the US court system is famous for being slow. Not sure if anyone wants to make it go even slower.