Twitter and the limits of free enterprise
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I'm talking about corporations being bound by the entire legal framework. I was not claiming that they were bound by laws, but not by associated regulations. Anyone even a little bit familiar with law knows that regulations and standards necessarily extrapolate on legal details.Henry Case wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2022, 11:05 pm No, they aren't. Many companies need to adhere to regulators and regulations even if not doing so is Constitutionally legal
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Many, if not most regulations, go far beyond the restraints of actual codified law
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Whatever, companies are obviously bound by *legal considerations*, but otherwise they can do as they wish, as long as the shareholders are on side.
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Please don't put words in my mouth. I suggested this:Henry Case wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2022, 12:20 pm We did not vote for them to control and censor public discourse....that must be a European thing.
There is a big difference between coercion and moderation.Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2022, 8:58 am I agree that government 'interference' should be kept to a minimum, but their observation and (where necessary) supervision is desirable, I think.
Our racist and fascist royals are (happily) nothing more than a remnant of centuries-old tradition. They have no authority, and play no part in government, except perhaps as media ambassadors, going where they are told, and doing what they are told, by our elected government.Henry Case wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2022, 12:20 pm And I am not my government and they are not me...that must be a thing you British embrace; of course you let racist royals into your government matters, so I'm not surprised you like such hegemony
This is a common misunderstanding. It is part of democracy, of the democratic process, that those who vote accept the will of the majority, even if *they* didn't vote for them. It's the way it works, the only way it can work.Henry Case wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2022, 12:20 pm And many of us didn't vote for the government in place, so your point is further erroneous...
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I wish you were right, but you aren't. This is Disney-world, where only profit matters, and where rich — not "might" — makes right.Henry Case wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2022, 8:54 pm Sorry, but spending billions on a company doesn't mean you can run it as you please.
Perhaps this is something that should be changed? I suggest that companies should exist for the benefit of their employees, customers, and investors (in that order)?
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This doesn't counter anything I said, so you're still the one struggling...even as an ex-paralegal. The facts remain that regulations still go above and beyond the laws of the constitution. There are no regulations of the tech industry in the ConstitutionSy Borg wrote: ↑December 3rd, 2022, 5:31 am I worked as a paralegal for a couple of years, so you are the one who is struggling. There will be an overarching constitution, or constitutions, laws, regulations and standards. I used to have to look them up all the time for work. The Acts would refer to the Regs and the Regs would refer to national standards (which tend to be influenced by international standards).
Whatever, companies are obviously bound by *legal considerations*, but otherwise they can do as they wish, as long as the shareholders are on side.
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I didn't put words in your mouth. You put words in mine as I never said "coercion"...and supervision and moderation IS censorship; censorship you call for and support. And yes the royalty has had input on policy for it's entire existence; you're just not paying attention..And the misunderstanding is all yours as accepting the democratic process does not mean accepting the will of the majority. The will of the majority in America once approved slavery and segregation; you must think everyone should have accepted that.Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑December 3rd, 2022, 8:45 amPlease don't put words in my mouth. I suggested this:Henry Case wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2022, 12:20 pm We did not vote for them to control and censor public discourse....that must be a European thing.
There is a big difference between coercion and moderation.Pattern-chaser wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2022, 8:58 am I agree that government 'interference' should be kept to a minimum, but their observation and (where necessary) supervision is desirable, I think.
Our racist and fascist royals are (happily) nothing more than a remnant of centuries-old tradition. They have no authority, and play no part in government, except perhaps as media ambassadors, going where they are told, and doing what they are told, by our elected government.Henry Case wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2022, 12:20 pm And I am not my government and they are not me...that must be a thing you British embrace; of course you let racist royals into your government matters, so I'm not surprised you like such hegemony
This is a common misunderstanding. It is part of democracy, of the democratic process, that those who vote accept the will of the majority, even if *they* didn't vote for them. It's the way it works, the only way it can work.Henry Case wrote: ↑December 2nd, 2022, 12:20 pm And many of us didn't vote for the government in place, so your point is further erroneous...
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Let's try another angle and see if you can make some sense. What restrictions currently apply to corporate activities, and how does this differ from the regulatory framework (including laws [sic]) that you would recommend?Henry Case wrote: ↑December 3rd, 2022, 12:24 pmThis doesn't counter anything I said, so you're still the one struggling...even as an ex-paralegal. The facts remain that regulations still go above and beyond the laws of the constitution. There are no regulations of the tech industry in the Constitution :)Sy Borg wrote: ↑December 3rd, 2022, 5:31 am I worked as a paralegal for a couple of years, so you are the one who is struggling. There will be an overarching constitution, or constitutions, laws, regulations and standards. I used to have to look them up all the time for work. The Acts would refer to the Regs and the Regs would refer to national standards (which tend to be influenced by international standards).
Whatever, companies are obviously bound by *legal considerations*, but otherwise they can do as they wish, as long as the shareholders are on side.
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Then we agree that laws, regulations, official standards shareholder demands limit corporate behaviour.Henry Case wrote: ↑December 3rd, 2022, 7:45 pm The only one not making sense is you. I never said there shouldn't be regulations per se, so your question is irrelevant
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Are you saying that the laws etc don't need to be enforced?Henry Case wrote: ↑December 3rd, 2022, 8:14 pm We certainly agree no specific laws, regulations, or official standards have to limit corporate behavior or social media sites HAVE to censor
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