GG Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 59 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: That would be an antitrust action (v. google). And then we'd be talking barriers to entry (there really aren't any), market share, etc. It is different. But people seem to want both. I haven't seen too many tangible proposals on possible regulations from the peanut gallery here. Just a concern that they're too big and wield undue influence due to defacto monopoly of information dissemination. The government action seems to go down the antitrust angle, so you should be happy about that. And that should force the rewrite of the laws.
Buffalo_Gal Posted September 18, 2020 Posted September 18, 2020 I doubt things will get better at Twitter now that he is gone, but here's hopin'. Twitter public policy director decamps for Biden transition team Twitter public policy director Carlos Monje's exact position on the transition team was not immediately clear. Twitter's public policy director, Carlos Monje, has left the social media company's Washington office to join the transition team for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, a person familiar with the move said Thursday. Monje's exact position on the transition team was not immediately clear and Biden's transition team declined to comment. Requests for comment sent to Monje were not immediately returned. But he serves as co-chair of Biden's infrastructure policy committee and helped host a fundraiser for the former vice president this week, according to an invitation obtained by POLITICO. </snip> 3
Buffalo_Gal Posted September 22, 2020 Posted September 22, 2020 Trump to meet state attorneys general to discuss key U.S. tech liability shield U.S. President Donald Trump plans to meet on Wednesday with a group of Republican state attorneys general about revising a key law that shields social media companies from liability for content posted by their users and allows them to remove lawful but objectionable posts. “Online censorship goes far beyond the issue of free speech, it’s also one of protecting consumers and ensuring they are informed of their rights and resources to fight back under the law,” White House spokesman Judd Deere said. “State attorneys general are on the front lines of this issue and President Trump wants to hear their perspectives.” </snip> 3
Taro T Posted September 23, 2020 Posted September 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: !!! Good luck getting THAT through the House. 1
GG Posted September 23, 2020 Posted September 23, 2020 1 hour ago, BillsFanNC said: She's back in the USSR? Don't know how lucky you are, girl. 1
Buffalo_Gal Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 Link The Justice Department is expected to file an antitrust action against Google in coming weeks, focusing on its dominance in online search and whether it was used to stifle competition and hurt consumers, a person familiar with the matter tells The Associated Press. The department also is examining Google’s online advertising practices, said the person, who could not discuss an ongoing investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. </snip> 2 1
The Frankish Reich Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 On 9/24/2020 at 9:02 PM, Buffalo_Gal said: Link The Justice Department is expected to file an antitrust action against Google in coming weeks, focusing on its dominance in online search and whether it was used to stifle competition and hurt consumers, a person familiar with the matter tells The Associated Press. The department also is examining Google’s online advertising practices, said the person, who could not discuss an ongoing investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. </snip> Retribution against perceived political enemies. Republicans used to celebrate American ingenuity. There are essentially no barriers to entry for online search engines. None. Google's dominance is a consequence of its excellence. This is absurd.
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