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[–]asterias 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Parler will probably find a way to survive as Gab did. But the blow on Amazon, Google and the like will not be reversible as more and more people will be hesitant to use their services.

[–]OneHunchMan 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Probably not as much a concern to them these days as they are getting multi-billion dollar military contracts.

[–]BigFatRetard 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Once you get the government involved, you don't need to win the market.

People don't realize how insane the government is. They could purchase the 5 largest companies on the S&P....every single year forever. When that kind of money is involved, they override the will of the people.

[–]Zapped 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think most people are unaware of how much the U.S. government gives to big tech both with and without reporting it. The money makers in the headlines the past few years all do business with the Pentagon (and more), including intelligence work and technology development.