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[–] lemmysmash@piefed.social 18 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

The problem with regulators is that they a) gladly suck corporate dicks, b) gladly opt-in for the same authoritarian methods of population control, and c) gladly ignore common sense altogether.

[–] jabjoe@feddit.uk 2 points 9 hours ago

That is also because we let the companies get too big. We need to break them up. The market is completely dysfunctional. It is feudalism right now.

[–] karlhungus@lemmy.ca 10 points 14 hours ago

"a" has a name: regulatory capture.

Regulators have in the past fulfilled their role, they've just been hamstrung.