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If WeChat is not sold to a US company by September 15th, it’ll be banned in the US. And, well, September 15th is nearly upon us…

Thoughts?

  • ster
    2·
    4 years ago

    Regulation won’t fix this problem. Regulation fixes details. We are talking about a system that was designed from the ground up to exploit people for their money and their data. The only way to approach this is to have the public take free software seriously, and not fund or support companies which have power structures that care only about profit. We need non-profits and transparent worker co-operatives.

    • michel
      1·
      4 years ago

      I’m in complete agreement there. We should try pushing on both fronts - build the replacement from the ground up, but anything that makes it a bit harder for attention economy platforms to maintain the status quo would help too.

    • ster
      1·
      4 years ago

      Furthermore the companies are the ones who really have the power in the west. Regulation to them is practically just guidelines that they choose to follow if they wish, and manipulate and lobby if they don’t feel like it.

        • ster
          2·
          4 years ago

          I would argue that while western governments and their militaries are certainly the most powerful in the world, they are held accountable to at least some extent by the political system. China and Russia’s military have no accountability and no consequences to any of their actions, so they post a much greater threat.

            • ster
              1·
              4 years ago

              The government certainly does serve the corporations no doubt about that. But there is still some accountability, due to a little more transparancy and freedom of press. I’m not defending the extremely corrupt system we have.