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CBC Says Canada Is “Canary In The Coal Mine” As The Pubcaster Predicts Meta and Alphabet Will Block News Content In Other Countries (deadline.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there any indication whatsoever that Facebook is willing to enter into negotiations with the government over this? If there is, I missed it.

[–] Cypher -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are those who learn from history and those who are doomed to repeat it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you have anything to add beyond platitudes?

[–] Cypher -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Facebook is a corporation. Corporations operate for profit.

If negotiating would lead to continued profit they will negotiate.

I didn’t realise this was c/explainlikeimfive but here we are.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Always good to interact with your peers.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Corporations operate for profit.

Nonprofit and not-for-profit corporations have entered the chat...