alt Hacker NewsWhy would big tech be in favor of having to scan message content? It puts more regulatory requirements in place on their activities. Would they not be in favor of _less_ regulation so they can provide services to their users with fewer legal considerations?
If big tech _wanted_ to they could already backdoor their encryption and scan the message content, they don't need regulation to do that. The only thing that changes with regulation is that they now _have_ to, which cannot possibly be in their favor.
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broadsidepicnic • today at 6:08 PM
Why? To know more to train AI and sell your info to third parties. To spearhead ads to you.
Why an earth would a big tech company say no to gather more info on its users? Show me the first one
boredpeter • today at 4:45 PM
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> Would they not be in favor of _less_ regulation so they can provide services to their users with fewer legal considerations?
Regulatory capture. If the handling of user messages requires constant scanning and there are enough rules that you need a team of lawyers, then only Google, Meta and Apple will be able to afford it.