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The government can subsidise certain electronics aimed at blocking criminal content. The only thing people can be aware of are less choices as companies exit due to uncompetitive conditions.

In Australia, the mandatory Internet Filter failed. But conspicuously, the government is throwing money at ISPs who voluntarily filter. Now most biggest ISPs are adopting it. I predict when companies adopt NBN to leave the one digit megabit era, they'll have to have "appropriate criminal content filters in place" in order to be eligible (Taking a note from UK's internet censorship).

tl;dr: The government can use capitalism to kill freedom of choice. Slower, silent yet deadly.

Edit: The government could make an Internet User Owns Device Act that dictates that the hardware bought can not be sold with such remote access to removing content on the device. The user has to specifically opt-in for the remote removal service. Essentially, people can own their own devices they bought.




I'd hardly call the nefarious actions you describe capitalism. Capitalism is private property and free markets.

That said, I agree that governments can and do interfere with free markets and property ownership to push their agenda.


Free-market capitalism is only one several capitalist subtypes, a fringe one at that. Also it's "private ownership of capital or means of production" thus ensuring a few masters rule over many wage slaves.


Good grief. Government ownership of means of production is where few masters rule. Startups and entrepreneurs are what you get with private ownership.




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