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		cgriswald on Dec 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU reveals plan to regulate Big Tech A fairer comparison is Facebook as a community bulletin board in a public space but that is privately owned. What the conclusions should be and whether technical, philosophical, or practical matters should take precedence, I’m not entirely sure.

lovecg on Dec 15, 2020 [–]

It’s a bulletin board with a bunch of hired people with megaphones around it. The company decides which announcements the people with megaphones shout out. It’s free to decide not to.

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