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ameliustoday at 3:06 PM3 repliesview on HN

> That sounds a little authoritarian for many Western countries, I imagine.

If you ever had your account blocked by Apple or Google, you know exactly why a government is the better option. At least you have the rule of law on your side.

Big companies are the authoritarian situation, not the government.


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PowerElectronixtoday at 3:32 PM

It deems to me that the rule of law is easier to apply to third parties than to the government that is in charge of administering it

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Nerwestatoday at 3:53 PM

Until such governements have already loopholes to circumvent rules of law, I'm as sad as the next guy but the EU technically has that.

philipallstartoday at 3:40 PM

If you've ever read any history you'd know why a government is definitely not the better option.