It might seem an exaggeration to say that Big Tech, like a fictional James Bond villain, aims for total world domination through controlling the internet. But fantasy and reality are coming to pass.
Not only are the tech giants the gatekeepers of today’s public square, but they are increasingly gaining control of the enormous web of physical connections that link almost all the world’s data centres and server warehouses. This backbone enables all those computerised 1s and 0s to be transformed into the economic, social and cultural experiences of the 21st century.
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PayPal has deleted the contents of their Acceptable Use Policy. It is now a blank page.
PayPal is still threatening to fine users $2,500 for promoting “intolerance that is discriminatory”
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