Silicon Valley corporations will protect *their* assets from governments, whether that’s revenue from taxes or data from requests.
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@aral you're conflating very different things. -
@benadida They’re not that different or disconnected. I make the case in detail here: https://ind.ie/you-are-the-product … -
@aral yes I understand that argument well, and I don't think it's right. Far more subtle than the "doublethink" claim you make. -
@benadida No subtlety required: they farm people. That’s their business. And it’s toxic for human rights and freedom. -
@aral that's just too broad an over generalization. You really don't know people who have been helped by Facebook and Google? -
@benadida Google and Facebook’s products empower in the immediate term at the cost of your human rights long term. Not mutually exclusive. - 2 more replies
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