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avilewis.bsky.social • 21 hours ago

Imagine if we had a government that took on all monopolies in Canada.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/google-canada-denies-abusing-power-accuses-competition-bureau-of-violating-rights/?taid=67b3bacbbbd52000018d9b4

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kimberleynoble.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Find myself thinking a lot about enclosures of the commons, and the Patrick O'Brian novel in which a character risks his livelihood & even liberty by refusing to cave in to the pressure to support efforts by wealthy landowners to privatize community assets on the cheap.

kimberleynoble.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Also if @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social's incredible insights more than a decade ago about how the internet's open spaces, owned by all, were being transformed into enclosed gated spaces controlled by techlords. Now I have to go off & find that column, which has resonated for me for 10 to 15 years.

kimberleynoble.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Found it. 2010! Kudos @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social Prescient & 100% worth reading even now: gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/magazine/23FOB-medium-t.html?unlocked_article_code=1.y04.iSNg.XnuCLlbs4Sl8&smid=url-share

prevenar.bsky.social•20 hours ago

It takes time to work through all the court challenges and decisions. It would go faster if there was more people working on them. Cuts to services have done a number on processing court cases. It would be better if there was more streamlining and more staff.

prevenar.bsky.social•19 hours ago

And oh boy, does that monopoly need to be busted up. My experience has been that innovation is more active if there’s actually a choice and people can shop around if they are unhappy with the product or service.

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