The Penguin of Evil on Nostr: Big corporations also use regulation as a weapon. The US telcos have been grand ...

Big corporations also use regulation as a weapon. The US telcos have been grand masters of this. Regulating out competitors, blocking non-profit equivalents, even trying to stop voice over IP (and succeeding in some countries for a time). The difference between US and EU mobile bills is astounding yet both are "free markets". Now we are seeing the same in AI where the early movers are trying to FUD government into over-regulation to keep out small people