Posted on 05/31/2021 11:40:03 AM PDT by PoliticallyShort
Some conservatives seem unmoved by Big Tech’s threat to free speech and the free flow of information. They say: let the market work. But that, perhaps, is the essence of the problem. The tech companies didn’t achieve their monopoly positions in a free market. The U.S. government created a legal and regulatory environment that gave tech companies a massive advantage over their non-tech competitors. All of them received Section 230 protection, and Amazon had the extra benefits of tax-free internet sales, subsidized distribution through the post office, and exemption from liability for counterfeit and/or harmful products...
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It’s real simple. The Government is obviously prohibited from censorship. How to get around this inconvenience? Give special favors to companies and have them do the dirty work. We can complain all day about the specific companies involved but never forget who is holding the puppet strings here.
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