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It's weird that there's so much talk about Google and Facebook being public utilities and no talk about ISPs, which obviously are public utilities and treat their customers like crap. I think Big Tech needs to shake up their lobbying division.
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I think there would be if ISP's were actively banning customers because of the content of the data they transferred over the network, as is the case with Google / FB.
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It's weird that there's so much talk about Google and Facebook being public utilities and no talk about ISPs, which obviously are public utilities and treat their customers like crap. I think Big Tech needs to shake up their lobbying division.
There is nothing that says public utilities can't treat their customers like crap...
It's weird that there's so much talk about Google and Facebook being public utilities and no talk about ISPs, which obviously are public utilities and treat their customers like crap. I think Big Tech needs to shake up their lobbying division.
* ISPs present a cost and performance problem for most Americans, whereas social media giants present fundamental issues of society and speech. It's easier to see there is a problem, while also being harder to figure out.
It's weird that there's so much talk about Google and Facebook being public utilities and no talk about ISPs, which obviously are public utilities and treat their customers like crap. I think Big Tech needs to shake up their lobbying division.
The media doesn't feel threatened by ISPs, so we don't get negative articles about ISPs. But big tech _is_ a huge threat to traditional media.
It's weird that there's so much talk about Google and Facebook being public utilities and no talk about ISPs, which obviously are public utilities and treat their customers like crap. I think Big Tech needs to shake up their lobbying division.
There is nothing that says public utilities can't treat their customers like crap...
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There is nothing that says public utilities can't treat their customers like crap...
My ISP may treat me like crap but my ISP doesn't stop me from using the internet how I wish (aside from criminal activity, of course).
Actually, looking at the article itself, I'm surprised how little there is here. It comes in just under 900 characters, it fits in 4 tweets.
If those are not public utilities, there should be law to prevent public institutions from using them.
I always seen it as public threat that politicians are on private social media, what if private company declares war on our behalf?