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		aleph_minus_one on Feb 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gates' Law: How progress compounds and why it matt... > when marketing is honest... whoops! Laws against fraud are there. They just have to be enforced.

Paul-Craft on Feb 6, 2024 | [–]

They need to have actual teeth, as well. Otherwise, you get things like Facebook just shrugging off a $5 billion fine and then going on to do more of the exact same things that lead to the fine.

https://www.scmagazine.com/news/ftc-facebook-broke-terms-5b-...

crabbone on Feb 12, 2024 | [–]

Well, that's my point: you need regulations!

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