• Xhead@lemmy.ca
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      9 months ago

      If I break FAA regulations on an AM broadcast they’ll knock on my door in a few hours.

      If I start spreading Nazi propaganda they’ll trace the paper back to the source.

      If I empty Grandma’s bank account into Bitcoin. It’s fucking gone and nobody is going to find me.

      That’s the difference the older generation doesn’t seem to understand.

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          9 months ago

          It’s untraceable until you withdraw, which you can do in plenty of countries anonymously.

          My point being that comparing the internet to other industries in regards to regulation isn’t going to have the same behaviour.

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              9 months ago

              Bitcoin scams are busted all the time, because they don’t understand how to use the correct process to stay anonymous.

              If you wanna keep personally insulting me, go ahead but I’m not falling for “BS propaganda” I’m talking from experience. If you use the right tools the only way you will ever get caught with Bitcoin is when you make a withdrawal.

              Tracing Bitcoin is possible I admit but tying it to a person is impossible until you go to pick up.

              As for the original topic on regulation, I’ll stand my ground. You can try to regulate but they internet will always find a work around. Always has, always will.

              If your just talking about YouTube and Meta than our ideas of the internet is very, very different. The internet isn’t tied to big corperations like you think, those are just the ISPs the majority uses.

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        9 months ago

        But if a billionaire meddles with their social media platform’s algorithm is such a way, that it boosts whatever will help them get more tax breaks, we should just lay back and enjoy it. Free speech baby!