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by ironchef253
3131 days ago
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Typical ad hominem attack on writer which refuses to propose the actual solution that you are planning: “government censorship of the internet.” Let’s be very clear about what you are alluding to when you are blaming the free market - You are saying the government needs to “do something” to ensure that Google and Facebook surface “correct” and “fair” results. Do you really want that? Megan is VERY rightly not stepping farther than what she said because the next step is to install government officials who attempt to tweak search algorithms and review what gets ranked in Google and what doesn’t. This is exactly what China is doing, it is the exact opposite of Net Neutrality. Are you able to articulate a solution to this problem that doesn’t involve creating a censorship department that is embedded into every major tech company? Once again, this is how China does things currently. The people in Hacker News comments scare me to death, the combination of lack of awareness and obedience to what they see on Twitter is genuinely frightening and dangerous. |
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Just being able to sue them in court for damages (even if it's only small claims) and work out some form of legal precedent on where the rights and responsibilities are would be a huge start. As-is, if AT&T defrauds you, or Google just takes your stuff down without warning, I hope you're happy with the $5 check you get from the class action suit three years later.
Almost every other profession is constrained by more regulation and liability than tech companies, and last I checked, we're still not communist China.
edit: Unlike McArdle's point that it's all just too hard to do anything.