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minus-square Vode An ( @Vode_An@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink31•edit-21 year agoGoing after the marketplace is a more efficient strategy than playing whack a mole with individual sellers.
minus-square Gormadt ( @Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) linkfedilink20•1 year agoAlso being a marketplace they do have a duty to make sure that people are not selling illegal items on their platform. Because if platforms didn’t could you imagine how bad the Internet would be for buying things.
minus-square Vode An ( @Vode_An@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilink4•1 year agoI don’t disagree. I am generally in favor of keeping markets on a short leash. As you said, it could be a lot worse.
minus-square Gormadt ( @Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) linkfedilink4•1 year agoExactly, keeping markets on a shorter leash is also something I’m generally in favor of
minus-square Damage ( @Damage@feddit.it ) linkfedilink3•1 year agoThe correct way would be to go after the buyers
minus-square DeepFriedDresden ( @DeepFriedDresden@kbin.social ) linkfedilink10•1 year agoThe war on drugs would like a word.
minus-square 520 ( @520@kbin.social ) linkfedilink2•1 year agoAs would the RIAA’s war on piracy. Despite the exhorbitant fines being handed down, I don’t believe they’ve made any profit from them.
minus-square Chetzemoka ( @Chetzemoka@startrek.website ) linkfedilink2•1 year agoThat’s a political bomb though. This accomplishes the same end goal and is a strong enough warning to prevent similar markets popping up in the future
minus-square PersnickityPenguin ( @PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoWell they are illegal, although enforcement is up to the local jurisdiction. If you try to install these in California for instance, you will have a bad day and they can and will impound your vehicle.
Going after the marketplace is a more efficient strategy than playing whack a mole with individual sellers.
Also being a marketplace they do have a duty to make sure that people are not selling illegal items on their platform.
Because if platforms didn’t could you imagine how bad the Internet would be for buying things.
I don’t disagree. I am generally in favor of keeping markets on a short leash. As you said, it could be a lot worse.
Exactly, keeping markets on a shorter leash is also something I’m generally in favor of
The correct way would be to go after the buyers
The war on drugs would like a word.
As would the RIAA’s war on piracy. Despite the exhorbitant fines being handed down, I don’t believe they’ve made any profit from them.
That’s a political bomb though. This accomplishes the same end goal and is a strong enough warning to prevent similar markets popping up in the future
Well they are illegal, although enforcement is up to the local jurisdiction. If you try to install these in California for instance, you will have a bad day and they can and will impound your vehicle.