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1. _qulr+em[view] [source] 2021-02-08 11:49:03
>>benhur+(OP)
It's painfully clear at this point that we need a consumer "bill of rights" to protect us from these giant tech companies. At the very least, companies must be legally required to present you in writing with the so-called violation of terms they're accusing you of, evidence of the violation, and a phone # or other immediate contact so that you can dispute the accusations. It's insane that these basic legal rights don't even exist.

You could of course sue Google, but that's an extremely expensive and time-consuming option, rarely worth it for a mere consumer. Going to court certainly won't make your suspended account become unsuspended any quicker.

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2. nvahal+8v[view] [source] 2021-02-08 13:01:50
>>_qulr+em
> It's painfully clear at this point that we need a consumer "bill of rights" to protect us from these giant tech companies

I get where you're going, but I think far more costly to them and advantageous for us is to simply show them that they are unnecessary.

If we can drop them so easily, they can't pull stuff like this anymore. It is possible to drop Google and Facebook.

They do this stuff because people _need_ them and they know that people won't just drop them en mass.

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3. newswa+5L[view] [source] 2021-02-08 14:26:55
>>nvahal+8v
> It is possible to drop Google and Facebook.

Its also possible to live without electricity and running water. This disproportionate power model doesn't work there because some people implemented regulations on them. I am beginning to suspect we need similar laws for this.

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4. nvahal+6L1[view] [source] 2021-02-08 19:08:48
>>newswa+5L
Yes, but Google and Facebook are not public utilities, nor should they be.
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5. newswa+9O1[view] [source] 2021-02-08 19:23:08
>>nvahal+6L1
Why not? The qualification being for public utility should be "is this basic infrastructure humans need to live now?". And the answer is yes. Facebook controls most of the big public speaking forums and google controls so much and in so many spaces that it would be foolish for me to even try listing.

I hope in america public utilities are not only controlled by the government. Because where I am from public utilities can be publicly or privately controlled. As long as they are all playing by the same rules many private companies have made lots of money providing public utilities.

I don't see the impediment here.

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6. Emendo+bV1[view] [source] 2021-02-08 19:58:48
>>newswa+9O1
In reality, there is no impediment to designating Google as a public utility other than the elected representatives making it so.
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