Because for the last 15 years or so the agencies responsible for figuring it out and enforcement were toothless, corrupt, incompetent or all three together.
Because for the last 15 years or so the agencies responsible for figuring it out and enforcement were toothless, corrupt, incompetent or all three together.
dis_honestfamiliar@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Well tjen, I think question remains, why now?
jantin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
every now and then, even on this community, I see praises towards the new leader of FCC (IIRC) who’s taking a hard stance agains big tech and elsewhere (Doctorow’s blog IIRC again) about the wider “bidenomics” of going out against monopolies and trusts by empowering existing laws and agencies. Guess the answer is “because now there is an administration in power who at least pretends to care”.
BobKerman3999@feddit.it 1 year ago
because now it’s in the hands of one party instead of the other one