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News: Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants to build a new agency to police Big Tech (www.theverge.com)

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The bill, sponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), would create a new agency called the Digital Consumer Protection Commission that would be empowered to go after giant tech firms for a slew of anti-competitive behaviors and failing to protect consumer privacy.

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[–] DarraignTheSane 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's either something like this, or you trust big tech corporations to police themselves. Do you have a 3rd option?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I prefer the second.

[–] DarraignTheSane 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Corporate self governance" doesn't exist. Whatever fucks the consumer for more profit is the only rule they follow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd prefer the current state of affairs than the tech industry getting restricted by a budge SCOTUS. It doesn't exist, but it's still better than the other, since the SCOTUS people probably benefit corporate anyways

[–] DarraignTheSane 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I'm not even sure which option I'm in favor of. It's a shit situation all around.