#regulatorycapture — Public Fediverse posts

@vij

#RegulatoryCapture should be the term of the century

@vij

#RegulatoryCapture should be the term of the century

“ #ConsumerWelfare, #RevealedPreferences, #regulatorycapture & #meritocracy are just some of the ways that #capitalism's alleged defenders cooked up to insist that they love the competitive discipline imposed by markets while being totally dependent on self-described #capitalists who have utterly escaped from that discipline and have committed to doing everything in their power to prevent themselves from ever coming under any form of constraint.
…
Today, these [ #billionaires ] clutch their pearls at the "demonization" of the ultra-rich, calling it "billionaire derangement syndrome." But the only "billionaire derangement syndrome" that matters is the syndrome that affects billionaires and convinces them that they are above any discipline or rules.”

@pluralistic

https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/16/lucky-orifices/

“ #ConsumerWelfare, #RevealedPreferences, #regulatorycapture & #meritocracy are just some of the ways that #capitalism's alleged defenders cooked up to insist that they love the competitive discipline imposed by markets while being totally dependent on self-described #capitalists who have utterly escaped from that discipline and have committed to doing everything in their power to prevent themselves from ever coming under any form of constraint.
…
Today, these [ #billionaires ] clutch their pearls at the "demonization" of the ultra-rich, calling it "billionaire derangement syndrome." But the only "billionaire derangement syndrome" that matters is the syndrome that affects billionaires and convinces them that they are above any discipline or rules.”

@pluralistic

https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/16/lucky-orifices/

“ #ConsumerWelfare, #RevealedPreferences, #regulatorycapture & #meritocracy are just some of the ways that #capitalism's alleged defenders cooked up to insist that they love the competitive discipline imposed by markets while being totally dependent on self-described #capitalists who have utterly escaped from that discipline and have committed to doing everything in their power to prevent themselves from ever coming under any form of constraint.
…
Today, these [ #billionaires ] clutch their pearls at the "demonization" of the ultra-rich, calling it "billionaire derangement syndrome." But the only "billionaire derangement syndrome" that matters is the syndrome that affects billionaires and convinces them that they are above any discipline or rules.”

@pluralistic

https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/16/lucky-orifices/

“ #ConsumerWelfare, #RevealedPreferences, #regulatorycapture & #meritocracy are just some of the ways that #capitalism's alleged defenders cooked up to insist that they love the competitive discipline imposed by markets while being totally dependent on self-described #capitalists who have utterly escaped from that discipline and have committed to doing everything in their power to prevent themselves from ever coming under any form of constraint.
…
Today, these [ #billionaires ] clutch their pearls at the "demonization" of the ultra-rich, calling it "billionaire derangement syndrome." But the only "billionaire derangement syndrome" that matters is the syndrome that affects billionaires and convinces them that they are above any discipline or rules.”

@pluralistic

https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/16/lucky-orifices/

“ #ConsumerWelfare, #RevealedPreferences, #regulatorycapture & #meritocracy are just some of the ways that #capitalism's alleged defenders cooked up to insist that they love the competitive discipline imposed by markets while being totally dependent on self-described #capitalists who have utterly escaped from that discipline and have committed to doing everything in their power to prevent themselves from ever coming under any form of constraint.
…
Today, these [ #billionaires ] clutch their pearls at the "demonization" of the ultra-rich, calling it "billionaire derangement syndrome." But the only "billionaire derangement syndrome" that matters is the syndrome that affects billionaires and convinces them that they are above any discipline or rules.”

@pluralistic

https://pluralistic.net/2026/07/16/lucky-orifices/

FCC commissioners grabbing $125,000 skyboxes from #Paramount while voting on its $110B merger is not an ethical gray area—it’s a system built for corporate capture. When the regulators who must hold media companies accountable are also guests of those very firms, impartiality evaporates. This isn’t a lapse; it’s institutional corruption that erodes democracy. We don’t need new laws. The machine works exactly as designed. #RegulatoryCapture #MediaMonopoly #FCC #SurveillanceCapitalism #Compliance

FCC commissioners grabbing $125,000 skyboxes from #Paramount while voting on its $110B merger is not an ethical gray area—it’s a system built for corporate capture. When the regulators who must hold media companies accountable are also guests of those very firms, impartiality evaporates. This isn’t a lapse; it’s institutional corruption that erodes democracy. We don’t need new laws. The machine works exactly as designed. #RegulatoryCapture #MediaMonopoly #FCC #SurveillanceCapitalism #Compliance

FCC commissioners grabbing $125,000 skyboxes from #Paramount while voting on its $110B merger is not an ethical gray area—it’s a system built for corporate capture. When the regulators who must hold media companies accountable are also guests of those very firms, impartiality evaporates. This isn’t a lapse; it’s institutional corruption that erodes democracy. We don’t need new laws. The machine works exactly as designed. #RegulatoryCapture #MediaMonopoly #FCC #SurveillanceCapitalism #Compliance

FCC commissioners grabbing $125,000 skyboxes from #Paramount while voting on its $110B merger is not an ethical gray area—it’s a system built for corporate capture. When the regulators who must hold media companies accountable are also guests of those very firms, impartiality evaporates. This isn’t a lapse; it’s institutional corruption that erodes democracy. We don’t need new laws. The machine works exactly as designed. #RegulatoryCapture #MediaMonopoly #FCC #SurveillanceCapitalism #Compliance

FCC commissioners grabbing $125,000 skyboxes from #Paramount while voting on its $110B merger is not an ethical gray area—it’s a system built for corporate capture. When the regulators who must hold media companies accountable are also guests of those very firms, impartiality evaporates. This isn’t a lapse; it’s institutional corruption that erodes democracy. We don’t need new laws. The machine works exactly as designed. #RegulatoryCapture #MediaMonopoly #FCC #SurveillanceCapitalism #Compliance

NYC Passes Click To Cancel Rules As Lina Khan Lives On

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/15/nyc-passes-click-to-cancel-rules-as-lina-khan-lives-on/

NYC Passes Click To Cancel Rules As Lina Khan Lives On

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/15/nyc-passes-click-to-cancel-rules-as-lina-khan-lives-on/

NYC Passes Click To Cancel Rules As Lina Khan Lives On

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/15/nyc-passes-click-to-cancel-rules-as-lina-khan-lives-on/

NYC Passes Click To Cancel Rules As Lina Khan Lives On

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/15/nyc-passes-click-to-cancel-rules-as-lina-khan-lives-on/

NYC Passes Click To Cancel Rules As Lina Khan Lives On

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/15/nyc-passes-click-to-cancel-rules-as-lina-khan-lives-on/

RT @shaunralston: „Open Source ist sehr gefährlich“ – Dario Amodei bezeugt dies in diesem beeindruckenden Video. Die wahre Gefahr liegt nicht in offenen Modellen, sondern darin, dass @AnthropicAI Washington davon überzeugt, dass nur sie mit KI vertrauenswürdig sind. Offene Innovation schlägt regulatorische Übernahme [1/2 👇] Video

mehr auf Arint.info

#Anthropic #DarioAmodei #KI #OpenSource #RegulatoryCapture #arint_info

https://x.com/shaunralston/status/2070947238365499902#m

RT @shaunralston: „Open Source ist sehr gefährlich“ – Dario Amodei bezeugt dies in diesem beeindruckenden Video. Die wahre Gefahr liegt nicht in offenen Modellen, sondern darin, dass @AnthropicAI Washington davon überzeugt, dass nur sie mit KI vertrauenswürdig sind. Offene Innovation schlägt regulatorische Übernahme [1/2 👇] Video

mehr auf Arint.info

#Anthropic #DarioAmodei #KI #OpenSource #RegulatoryCapture #arint_info

https://x.com/shaunralston/status/2070947238365499902#m

RT @shaunralston: „Open Source ist sehr gefährlich“ – Dario Amodei bezeugt dies in diesem beeindruckenden Video. Die wahre Gefahr liegt nicht in offenen Modellen, sondern darin, dass @AnthropicAI Washington davon überzeugt, dass nur sie mit KI vertrauenswürdig sind. Offene Innovation schlägt regulatorische Übernahme [1/2 👇] Video

mehr auf Arint.info

#Anthropic #DarioAmodei #KI #OpenSource #RegulatoryCapture #arint_info

https://x.com/shaunralston/status/2070947238365499902#m

A handful of AI companies just spent close to $30 million trying to decide the outcome of ONE House primary in Manhattan — not to win an election, but to prove they can buy the outcome of who regulates them. Voting closes tonight. This is corporatocracy with the mask off.
#corporatocracy #aiRegulation #NY12 #darkMoney #superPACs #campaignFinance #v64OTD #bigTech #accountability #regulatoryCapture #news #topnews

https://v64otd.com/dispatch/corporatocracy-the-most-expensive-house-seat-in-america-decides-tonight/

i suspect (the large) social media networks themselves had a hand in suggesting banning under-16s.

after all their business model is selling ads.

ads want views that can pay.

these tech giants see teens as a liability.

the toxicity within social media also affects adults - so addressing the root cause would be detrimental to their business model.

in their eyes it is much easier to offer a pawn to save a rook.

#ukpol #auspol #socialmediaban #regulatorycapture

i suspect (the large) social media networks themselves had a hand in suggesting banning under-16s.

after all their business model is selling ads.

ads want views that can pay.

these tech giants see teens as a liability.

the toxicity within social media also affects adults - so addressing the root cause would be detrimental to their business model.

in their eyes it is much easier to offer a pawn to save a rook.

#ukpol #auspol #socialmediaban #regulatorycapture

i suspect (the large) social media networks themselves had a hand in suggesting banning under-16s.

after all their business model is selling ads.

ads want views that can pay.

these tech giants see teens as a liability.

the toxicity within social media also affects adults - so addressing the root cause would be detrimental to their business model.

in their eyes it is much easier to offer a pawn to save a rook.

#ukpol #auspol #socialmediaban #regulatorycapture

i suspect (the large) social media networks themselves had a hand in suggesting banning under-16s.

after all their business model is selling ads.

ads want views that can pay.

these tech giants see teens as a liability.

the toxicity within social media also affects adults - so addressing the root cause would be detrimental to their business model.

in their eyes it is much easier to offer a pawn to save a rook.

#ukpol #auspol #socialmediaban #regulatorycapture

i suspect (the large) social media networks themselves had a hand in suggesting banning under-16s.

after all their business model is selling ads.

ads want views that can pay.

these tech giants see teens as a liability.

the toxicity within social media also affects adults - so addressing the root cause would be detrimental to their business model.

in their eyes it is much easier to offer a pawn to save a rook.

#ukpol #auspol #socialmediaban #regulatorycapture

Every new lobbying carve-out or regulatory loophole proves the same thing: the law is a weapon for incumbents, not a shield for the rest of us. Justice is what survives after the elite have taken what they want. #laws #RegulatoryCapture #RuleOfLaw

Every new lobbying carve-out or regulatory loophole proves the same thing: the law is a weapon for incumbents, not a shield for the rest of us. Justice is what survives after the elite have taken what they want. #laws #RegulatoryCapture #RuleOfLaw

More fucking anger about Ireland as a place to live...

https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/14/simon-harris-asks-banks-to-examine-card-payments-over-possible-links-to-child-abuse-images/

IOW, Harris asks banks to do what banks should be doing anyway (I guess). Sound and fury signifying nothing, just like his eminently re-launchable saving scheme.

Anyway, what he should be doing is going after X/Twitter:

https://www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the-abuse-factory/

#CSAM #RegulatoryCapture #EpsteinClass

More fucking anger about Ireland as a place to live...

https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/14/simon-harris-asks-banks-to-examine-card-payments-over-possible-links-to-child-abuse-images/

IOW, Harris asks banks to do what banks should be doing anyway (I guess). Sound and fury signifying nothing, just like his eminently re-launchable saving scheme.

Anyway, what he should be doing is going after X/Twitter:

https://www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the-abuse-factory/

#CSAM #RegulatoryCapture #EpsteinClass

More fucking anger about Ireland as a place to live...

https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/05/14/simon-harris-asks-banks-to-examine-card-payments-over-possible-links-to-child-abuse-images/

IOW, Harris asks banks to do what banks should be doing anyway (I guess). Sound and fury signifying nothing, just like his eminently re-launchable saving scheme.

Anyway, what he should be doing is going after X/Twitter:

https://www.thegist.ie/the-gist-the-abuse-factory/

#CSAM #RegulatoryCapture #EpsteinClass

OpenAI’s KOSA Endorsement Is Regulatory Capture With A Smiley Face

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/14/openais-kosa-endorsement-is-regulatory-capture-with-a-smiley-face/

OpenAI’s KOSA Endorsement Is Regulatory Capture With A Smiley Face

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/14/openais-kosa-endorsement-is-regulatory-capture-with-a-smiley-face/

OpenAI’s KOSA Endorsement Is Regulatory Capture With A Smiley Face

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/14/openais-kosa-endorsement-is-regulatory-capture-with-a-smiley-face/

OpenAI’s KOSA Endorsement Is Regulatory Capture With A Smiley Face

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/14/openais-kosa-endorsement-is-regulatory-capture-with-a-smiley-face/

OpenAI’s KOSA Endorsement Is Regulatory Capture With A Smiley Face

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/14/openais-kosa-endorsement-is-regulatory-capture-with-a-smiley-face/

Letting the fox run the henhouse. Is there no end to regulatory capture in the world? This regulator will now only protect corporations, not the public.

Lawyer who defended Big Tech companies to lead Dutch privacy regulator https://nltimes.nl/2026/05/13/lawyer-defended-big-tech-companies-lead-dutch-privacy-regulator

#nlpol #nlpoli #nlpolitiek #regulatorycapture #nederland #netherlands #privacy #consumerprotection

Letting the fox run the henhouse. Is there no end to regulatory capture in the world? This regulator will now only protect corporations, not the public.

Lawyer who defended Big Tech companies to lead Dutch privacy regulator https://nltimes.nl/2026/05/13/lawyer-defended-big-tech-companies-lead-dutch-privacy-regulator

#nlpol #nlpoli #nlpolitiek #regulatorycapture #nederland #netherlands #privacy #consumerprotection

Letting the fox run the henhouse. Is there no end to regulatory capture in the world? This regulator will now only protect corporations, not the public.

Lawyer who defended Big Tech companies to lead Dutch privacy regulator https://nltimes.nl/2026/05/13/lawyer-defended-big-tech-companies-lead-dutch-privacy-regulator

#nlpol #nlpoli #nlpolitiek #regulatorycapture #nederland #netherlands #privacy #consumerprotection

Letting the fox run the henhouse. Is there no end to regulatory capture in the world? This regulator will now only protect corporations, not the public.

Lawyer who defended Big Tech companies to lead Dutch privacy regulator https://nltimes.nl/2026/05/13/lawyer-defended-big-tech-companies-lead-dutch-privacy-regulator

#nlpol #nlpoli #nlpolitiek #regulatorycapture #nederland #netherlands #privacy #consumerprotection

Letting the fox run the henhouse. Is there no end to regulatory capture in the world? This regulator will now only protect corporations, not the public.

Lawyer who defended Big Tech companies to lead Dutch privacy regulator https://nltimes.nl/2026/05/13/lawyer-defended-big-tech-companies-lead-dutch-privacy-regulator

#nlpol #nlpoli #nlpolitiek #regulatorycapture #nederland #netherlands #privacy #consumerprotection

RE: https://freesewing.social/@Rania/116526551797962998

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

RE: https://freesewing.social/@Rania/116526551797962998

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

RE: https://freesewing.social/@Rania/116526551797962998

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

RE: https://freesewing.social/@Rania/116526551797962998

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

RE: https://freesewing.social/@Rania/116526551797962998

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

"We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." -- Louis Brandeis

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

"We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." -- Louis Brandeis

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

"We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." -- Louis Brandeis

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture

"We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." -- Louis Brandeis

#newbrandeis #antitrust #democracy #bigtech #surveillancecapitalism #wealth #wealthconcentration #politics #politicaltheory #autocracy #corporatism #corporatismisfascism #fascism #supremecourt #hipsterantitrust #ftc #regulation #regulatorycapture