> The advantage of the government is that it is rather difficult for it to ignore you. If you exist, you pay taxes type "you won't be ignored."
No, the Government has a long track record of successfully ignoring people who have hard to solve problems.[1]
> ...we legislate so that companies are required to do business with individuals who are making fraudulent use of their services
I suppose instead of just canceling your account and you losing your email, you could get arrested and charged. Or more likely end up having to use facial recognition[2] administered by a third party which is incapable of verifying people. If you think going to the Social Security Administration to have a paper card printed for you is bad, wait until you have to go to have your password reset...
Or we can legislate Google, Apple and co that if someone holds an account with them and is banned they are entitled to a human led review process, possibly by a third party or other group. We can legislate that if you're a customer in good standing, they have to have human support available. Does this mean they might be more stingy with "free" services? Probably - that isn't a bad thing. Most people take offense to Walmart moving in to areas, taking a loss for a year or two to steal customers and close local stores and then jacking up prices. I don't understand why we're ok with big tech getting a pass to do the same thing digitally.
No, the Government has a long track record of successfully ignoring people who have hard to solve problems.[1]
> ...we legislate so that companies are required to do business with individuals who are making fraudulent use of their services
I suppose instead of just canceling your account and you losing your email, you could get arrested and charged. Or more likely end up having to use facial recognition[2] administered by a third party which is incapable of verifying people. If you think going to the Social Security Administration to have a paper card printed for you is bad, wait until you have to go to have your password reset...
Or we can legislate Google, Apple and co that if someone holds an account with them and is banned they are entitled to a human led review process, possibly by a third party or other group. We can legislate that if you're a customer in good standing, they have to have human support available. Does this mean they might be more stingy with "free" services? Probably - that isn't a bad thing. Most people take offense to Walmart moving in to areas, taking a loss for a year or two to steal customers and close local stores and then jacking up prices. I don't understand why we're ok with big tech getting a pass to do the same thing digitally.
[1]: https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/va-audit-finds-thous...
[2]: https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/irs-facial-recognition-s...