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White House considering launching an antitrust probe on Google and Facebook:
The growing tension between U.S. President Donald Trump and large internet companies is not likely to peter out anytime soon. A draft executive order that could potentially target Google, Facebook, and other social media companies with an antitrust case is said to be in the early stages of work.
The draft order, obtained by Bloomberg, is meant to authorize federal regulators and law enforcers to investigate the business practices of the internet giants for potential antitrust violations. It is worth pointing out, however, that the draft is not official yet and has not been formed as part of the White House's policy-making process, according to Lindsey Walters, deputy White House press secretary.
Additionally, it has not been reviewed yet by any government agency. But once the draft is signed, specific government agencies are mandated within a month to provide recommendations for actions intended to uphold "competition among online platforms and address online platform bias." It doesn't specify the names of the companies, however.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by VLM on Tuesday September 25 2018, @12:00PM (4 children)
Modern leftism is fundamentally a self destructive religious death cult. No rationality, no scientific method, just blind support of whatever doesn't work long term for the survival of a civilization.
Can you tell the difference between the DNC and the leadership of the legacy media or academia? No, there is no separation. Its a federal election committee regulation problem rather than a simplistic censorship issue.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @12:25PM
> Can you tell the difference between the DNC and the leadership of the legacy media or academia?
Fly off the handle much?
The topic is "...authorize federal regulators and law enforcers to investigate the business practices of the internet giants for potential antitrust violations."
Time to quit talking about censorship and start looking for some historical perspective, for example, was the USA well served by breaking up the Bell Telephone monopoly? Or before that, by breaking up Standard Oil, etc. On balance, I think the answer is yes. The Alphabet share holders might suffer a bit, but if the company was split apart, I think the rest of us would be much happier with Google for ad supported search (only), Gmail as an independent ad supported email service, etc.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @05:30PM
Says the Very Leftist Man.
Sheeeit boy, you done it now! Blackhawks are probably on their way to git you right now.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Joe Desertrat on Tuesday September 25 2018, @08:45PM (1 child)
I think you are defining the right here. Leftism as you appear to see it might be against the long term survival of a particular culture, but it is the right and their institutions, be they religious, economic, clinging to a patriarchal society, etc., that is the anchor holding back the advance of civilization.
(Score: 2) by VLM on Wednesday September 26 2018, @01:09PM
Towards what? All I see is planned methodical extinction.