In this case he's claiming 1st amendments rights, Freedom of Speech, so it does, very clearly.
Yeah. I misread her comment. You will note that I changed my post. Sorry about that.
I'll just say again that when one company has practically complete control over an enormous business sector, and one which, in this case, involves the transmission of an incredible amount of info, then we should be concerned about that. I don't know that Trump has much of a case here, but it is an issue that should be addressed. The manner, for instance, in which big tech was able to essentially squash Parler should alarm all of us.
Imo, the problem is size, not monopoly, which is one company dominating a market. There are a number of companies competing - but for what? Ultimately ad revenue. Facebook dwarfs Google in number of users, but Google dwarfs Facebook in ad revenue.
No way does Amazon and WAPO dominate the public debate.Quote:
The fact that someone like Bezos can use the power of Amazon AND the Washington Compost to dominate the public debate and in fact set the debate ,and decide who can participate is the issue .
Texas has no state tax...just saying.Quote:
Doing away with state sales and income taxes would leave schools and state agencies without money and destitute, so that's not a good idea
Ideas are there for discussion, the idea is not to increase taxation but to make it more effective so there is truth. Politicians have confused the issue until the system is burdensome and ineffective allowing the burden to fall on those who can't rort the system
So you are going to put us in the black by NOT increasing taxes? I don’t think you realize how bad our budget problem is. Might add that the wealthy in America pay most of the income tax by far.
Ben ,I expressed my opinion about breaking up the hi tech monopolies and about Sec. 230 on a previous OP that was closed by administration . I don't recall the circumstances ;but most likely it had no relevance to the posting
Found previous posting ...
Break up the Big Tech Monopolies .....Parler sues Amazon over anti-trust violations (askmehelpdesk.com)
Yes Bezos very much does dominate in a cartel with the other hi tech companies . When Trump was bumped from Twitter ,a competing company called Parler was created . Then Bezos used Amazon to deny Parler access to the web through it's web hosting service.
Last time of asking, please stay on topic.
Yes, I have removed some posts and my next action will be to close.
You know the line, stop stomping on it.
There are? Who is competing with FB? Who is competing with Twitter? Parler, the company they managed to squash?Quote:
There are a number of companies competing
This is what should be at the core of Trump's complaint. When you are banned from FB, you are effectively banned from that entire sphere of communication. Same is true for Twitter. There are no real alternatives.
Here's the relevant parts:
There's more if you feel the need to review yourselves.
There are many others in the Social media sphere, however, Facebook and twitter are the market leaders in their delivery style.
Remember MySpace, Bebo, etc...
Even Yahoo and AOL, back in the day.
Are you suggesting that the market leaders in a field are artificially limited in their reach ?
This goes back to the absolute heart of what America is about and how the pursuit of profit is seen as the only driver worth considering.
The Ferengi have nothing on Big Business America.
There are other drivers of America and the pursuit of profit is not the heart of the country. It's right arm, maybe. I could go with that.
I would remind you of the generosity of America helping others recover from the devastation of WW2, including your own country, and the protections offered since then by the American military umbrella, including your own country.
The pursuit of profit, however, is not always a bad thing. It drives innovation, education, invention, ambition, and many other things resulting in better living standards for the great majority of its citizens and citizens elsewhere. It is not without its problems - that's obvious to all - but it also drives social programs that recognize the problems and serves as a source of funds and dedicated people for those programs.
That is not to say we have not been recipients of great gifts from other nations. Chief among them may be your nation's gift of its long history of achieving self-government that was transmitted to 13 separate colonies many years ago leading to unification.
We're better-looking.Quote:
The Ferengi have nothing on Big Business America.
As I said ,the drive to control run away hi tech is bipartisan
Biden Targets Big Business in Sweeping Executive Order to Spur Competition (msn.com)
There are many others? Name one that currently is even 1/10th the size of FB or Twitter. If you can't, and you can't, then why does that not amount to a monopoly?Quote:
There are many others in the Social media sphere, however, Facebook and twitter are the market leaders in their delivery style.
Remember MySpace, Bebo, etc...
Even Yahoo and AOL, back in the day.
I'm saying that when Parler had a good shot at becoming a legit competitor, Twitter, FB, and Amazon conspired to basically kick them off the web and end that threat. Would you consider that to be "artificially limited in their reach?"Quote:
Are you suggesting that the market leaders in a field are artificially limited in their reach ?
This goes back to the absolute heart of what America is about and how the pursuit of profit is seen as the only driver worth considering.
Really??? A competitor for Facebook or Twitter? Hardly. Not the same type of App at all.Quote:
YouTube,
WhatsApp is not the same type of application as Twitter and certainly not as FB.
Instagram is owned by...you guessed it, Facebook. Has been for nearly ten years.
I'm not real familiar with TikTok. It is Chinese owned and has a different approach in some respects from Twitter. It could be considered a legit competitor.
None of them competes with Facebook. No one else really does either.
collects data of users for the CCP and is their mouthpieceQuote:
I'm not real familiar with TikTok. It is Chinese owned and has a different approach in some respects from Twitter. It could be considered a legit competitor.
New DOJ Filing: TikTok's Owner Is 'A Mouthpiece' Of Chinese Communist Party : NPR
Why TikTok’s China ties are causing a national security controversy - Vox
The U.S. Is Right to Worry About TikTok - Lawfare (lawfareblog.com)
TikTok Parent Company ByteDance Spreads Chinese Propaganda: Report (businessinsider.com)
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