vampiress ,
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It's a year old now but John Oliver's episode on Tech Monopolies still does a great job describing just how how fucked the monopolies the major tech companies have is. [26m]

(I realise this is almost certainly preaching to the choir given I'm posting this on a specifically decentralised and NOT corporate-run social media network.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXf04bhcjbg

vampiress OP ,
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(Near as I can tell both the bills referenced at the end in the US are still on the table?)

roytoo ,
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@vampiress
From the Wikipedia pages:
Open App Markets Act
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_App_Markets_Act
Has no activity in the current session which means isn't being actively worked.

vampiress OP ,
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@roytoo Yeah, not a huge shock. :-/

roytoo ,
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@vampiress
Unfortunately not a huge shock.
"Do something good for our constituents? Or stay with the stars quo which benefits big tech?" How ever will I choose as an elected official?

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