Peter Gleick on Nostr: This is new, extremely dangerous territory. A private company (for whatever reason, ...
This is new, extremely dangerous territory.
A private company (for whatever reason, right or wrong) is defying the laws of a country in which it operates, by virtue of its control of a service within that country.
Imagine if a foreign national owned your water utility and refused to abide by the water-quality laws of the US.
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