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by LelouBil 1268 days ago
I agree with you, investing in ethical tech is an important step.

However if you look at what is happening today, with everyone having a google/instagram/etc account, and the power these companies have over the competition (because of unethical tactics) it is not feasible to actually compete with them.

Legislation is needed to make *everyone* in the tech industry that operates in europe at the same (ethical) level.

This may not be directly applicable to the linked article, but I'm mainly thinking of the DMA and DSA which will go into effect in a couple of months.

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Great point.

We also need to legislate against walled gardens to let other technologies flourish.

Breaking down companies would also be great. YouTube has been mostly crappy but operated at a loss , only alive due to backing by the Google colossus: how do you compete against that?

previously, not sure now