It makes me think tech communities need to lobby for more laws to ensure fair access to platforms, app stores, etc. Be that at least side loading apps, etc.
replyOtherwise we’ll eventually all get lost in the kafkaesque technocracies.
Less for moral reading, but to keep from being squashed by the weight of tech.
>tech communities need to lobby for more laws to ensure fair access to platforms
replyI'm surprised someone didn't reply saying this would affect the freedom of companies to do whatever they want, whenever they want.
This is why orgs like https://eff.org exist.
replyBut eff isn’t going to come to my aid if it’s isn’t a big story, like wireguard. We’re all just arguing circularly around the fact that companies with massive footprints can and do operate in a manner where it’s assumed that zero access is the industry standard for “normal users”
replyI would still ask them, and even if they can't help, they fight for such rights for everyone.
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