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youmu123 t1_iylci91 wrote
Reply to comment by ShutUpRedditor44 in Macron wants to tackle social media misinformation by Wagamaga
A lot of self-proclaimed libertarians are just "freedom for me but not for thee". They don't realise even Stalin and Hitler agree with that idea.
Everyone, including every dictator, wants absolute freedom for "their side".
youmu123 t1_iydg41o wrote
Reply to comment by DataGOGO in Social media firms face big UK fines if they fail to stop sexist and racist content by diacewrb
>That is between them and thier citizens. All I said is that if there are no operations in the UK; they are under no obligation to follow the UK's laws. Which is 100% correct.
The person you replied to clearly said they have to follow rules to PROFIT there. Which is my point.
youmu123 t1_iycatmr wrote
Reply to comment by DataGOGO in Social media firms face big UK fines if they fail to stop sexist and racist content by diacewrb
>If UK companies make payments to a company in the US, that does not make the company beholden to UK/EU rules.
>No, they don't. They can literally completely ignore them.
Someone has not worked with the Banking system.
How can the UK/EU prevent ordinary individuals and businesses from sending money to Twitter? The answer: the exact same way the West stops individuals and businesses from sending money to Iran or Al-Qaeda.
The entire anti-moneylaundering infrastructure the West has built actually creates an infrastructure to make it hard for ordinary citizens to pay. Many criminals will always slip through - but social media platforms have law-abiding users as the vast majority of their base, and they will not be able to pay.
>If they want to block thier citizen's access to the internet, that is between them and thier citizens; it has nothing to do with the company that does not operate in the EU/UK.
It does have everything to do with the company that does not operate. That company loses revenue. It's the same way sanctions work.
youmu123 t1_iyc9rd2 wrote
Reply to comment by DataGOGO in Social media firms face big UK fines if they fail to stop sexist and racist content by diacewrb
Even if it is essentially seen as a "media import", imports are regulated. A Chinese factory with no offices and no employees in the US still must obey US laws for its products to enter. In this case, the product is the social media service itself.
youmu123 t1_iybvz7y wrote
Reply to comment by tommles in Modern Slavery Is a Global Problem in All Renewable Energy Supply Chains: New Report by chrisdh79
The problem with much of "modern slavery" is often its voluntariness. The voluntariness makes its elimination hard.
"Modern slavery" is not "OG slavery". You can't solve it by "freeing the slaves". They go right back.
youmu123 t1_iybu3xz wrote
Reply to comment by fish-rides-bike in Modern Slavery Is a Global Problem in All Renewable Energy Supply Chains: New Report by chrisdh79
Thing is, the vast majority of world labour is free labour, but a product's supply chain is not "slavery free" if even one step has forced labour.
"Forced labour" products are often 99% free labour, 1% modern slavery. That's why modern slavery permeates almost every supply chain even though modern slave workers are less than 1% of the world's workforce.
youmu123 t1_j62fwkq wrote
Reply to comment by sickofthisshit in Jail threats stop AI 'robot lawyer' from making its debut in court | Engadget by yourd00m
>Unlicensed practice of law does not have an "I know I am not a lawyer" exception.
Does this effectively mean that non-lawyers have no right to represent themselves? Can't the guy represent himself using AI arguments with the AI as an advisor?