By that same token, are you paying attention to the actions being taken by Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon?
There are no clean actors here, but the difference between the judicial system and the big companies is that the judicial system has people who care about more than just profits.
It’s even worse. They care about their own ideologies that are often at odds with mine.
The difference is that it is much easier to not be beholden to the private corporations you mentioned than the government. Private corporations don’t have the power of the state to take away my liberty, property or life.
You do realize the context of this conversation, correct? We're not talking about your liberty, property, or life. We're talking about apps on a smartphone or tablet.
> Private corporations don’t have the power [] to take away my liberty, property or life.
No, they can only demand you come in for overtime, require you to move where they want you to, or force you to come in while sick, at the risk of taking away your job. A risk which is minor for some of us, but which is the equivalent of a threat of homelessness for others.
Yes and do you really think morality will never come into play if those decisions are made by the government? What are the chances that this government would go to bat for an app by Black Lives Matter as opposed to Focus on the Family?
There are no clean actors here, but the difference between the judicial system and the big companies is that the judicial system has people who care about more than just profits.