Letter to the Editor: Tech giants want power but accept no responsibility

No industry has been allowed such freedom in terms of self-regulation, as the big tech corporations.

In my lifetime (a long one), I have never known a key industry to be allowed such freedom in terms of self-regulation, than the tech corporations. There are hopeful signs that we are starting to catch up, but self-regulation remains a central concept.

The Big Tech industry generates three myths to disguise their greed and the need to regulate the industry. The first is the right to free speech by pretending that this is an absolute right. It is no such thing. It has always been trammelled by the need to balance competing rights: The right not to be slandered, to be free of hate speech, to a private life, to know the identity of your accuser, and many other rights.