BillsToast Posted September 12, 2020 Posted September 12, 2020 On 8/29/2018 at 5:55 PM, Tiberius said: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/kudlow-says-white-house-taking-a-look-at-regulating-google-searches-2018-08-28 Another move towards East German style government. Any word of outrage from Libertarians? Just a conservative but I can tell you it's Constitutional. All monopolies pose a threat to democracy. If one newspaper dominated 80% of the news I would say the same thing. Also, all of these companies already get exemptions from lawsuits as neutral 3rd parties in theory. They've broken that with absolute proof. They should not be immune from lawsuits then. You can't claim "we're private" in one breath and ask for gov't immunity in another. Next, if you're a progressive why do you like the biggest corporations and the biggest lobby groups? 2
Doc Posted September 12, 2020 Posted September 12, 2020 Just now, BillsToast said: Just a conservative but I can tell you it's Constitutional. All monopolies pose a threat to democracy. If one newspaper dominated 80% of the news I would say the same thing. Also, all of these companies already get exemptions from lawsuits as neutral 3rd parties in theory. They've broken that with absolute proof. They should not be immune from lawsuits then. You can't claim "we're private" in one breath and ask for gov't immunity in another. Next, if you're a progressive why do you like the biggest corporations and the biggest lobby groups? I'm figuring this is a rhetorical question. 2
BillsToast Posted September 13, 2020 Posted September 13, 2020 7 hours ago, Doc said: I'm figuring this is a rhetorical question. Si senor. #Russia4Eva!!!
Hedge Posted September 14, 2020 Posted September 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Hedge said: Or maybe not... Quote People familiar with the matter told Reuters that ByteDance abandoned the sale of TikTok in the United States and decided to pursue a partnership with Oracle in hopes of avoiding a U.S. ban while appeasing the Chinese government.
Tiberius Posted September 14, 2020 Author Posted September 14, 2020 I did a search just for "Trump" and look what pops up! Trump ignores science at dangerous indoor rally in Nevada ... www.cnn.com › 2020/09/14 › politics › donald-trump-co... 2 hours ago - President Donald Trump offered a glaring new example of his refusal to put medical science before politics with a large indoor rally Sunday ... And I did "Trump virus" and look at this!!! As Trump played down virus, health experts' alarm grew apnews.com › ... As Trump played down virus, health experts' alarm grew. By KEVIN FREKINGyesterday. WASHINGTON (AP) — Public health officials were already warning ... 'Deadly stuff': Trump's own words bring focus back to virus apnews.com › ... 'Deadly stuff': Trump's own words bring focus back to virus. By ZEKE MILLERSeptember 9, 2020. WASHINGTON (AP) — Try as he might to change the subject, ... Trump says US topping world virus cases is 'badge of honour ... www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-52733220 President Donald Trump has argued it is "a badge of honour" that the US has the world's highest number of confirmed Covid-19 infections. "I look at that as, in a ... Trump deliberately played down virus, Woodward book says ... www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-54094559 4 days ago - President Trump told reporter Bob Woodward he knew Covid-19 was deadly but wanted to avoid a panic.
Koko78 Posted September 14, 2020 Posted September 14, 2020 13 hours ago, Hedge said: Or maybe not... Interesting. Wonder what is in the source code that the CCP doesn't want the US to see. 1
Joe Miner Posted September 16, 2020 Posted September 16, 2020 2 hours ago, BillsFanNC said: We used to have to wait for China to ban speech they didn’t like. Good thing we have Twitter now. 1
Doc Posted September 16, 2020 Posted September 16, 2020 9 hours ago, Joe Miner said: We used to have to wait for China to ban speech they didn’t like. Good thing we have Twitter now. What's the difference?
The Frankish Reich Posted September 16, 2020 Posted September 16, 2020 Twitter, Google, Facebook/Instagram, Two Bills Drive - what do these services have in common? They are private businesses. They are not public services. They don't like what you're posting (or what their search results are revealing), start your own damn service. I thought all the whiners were taking their talents to something called Parler. What happened to that?
Koko78 Posted September 16, 2020 Posted September 16, 2020 14 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: Twitter, Google, Facebook/Instagram, Two Bills Drive - what do these services have in common? They are private businesses. They are not public services. They don't like what you're posting (or what their search results are revealing), start your own damn service. I thought all the whiners were taking their talents to something called Parler. What happened to that? Absolutely correct, which is why they should be stripped of the provider immunity from suit the government provides them. 1 2 1
Cinga Posted September 16, 2020 Posted September 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Koko78 said: Absolutely correct, which is why they should be stripped of the provider immunity from suit the government provides them. Yup!!! If you provide a public service to the public, in a public forum you should be subject to those same Constitutional rules the public is subject to.
Joe Miner Posted September 16, 2020 Posted September 16, 2020 14 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: Twitter, Google, Facebook/Instagram, Two Bills Drive - what do these services have in common? They are private businesses. They are not public services. They don't like what you're posting (or what their search results are revealing), start your own damn service. I thought all the whiners were taking their talents to something called Parler. What happened to that? As soon as those companies are treated as the publishers of information that they are, the complaints about censorship can go away. 1
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