> The scale of denial and ignorance about censorship on HN
Even here, where you would think people would know better, you still see people insist that it's not censorship because it's not the government doing it.
Even here, where you would think people would know better, you still see people insist that it's not censorship because it's not the government doing it.
To answer your question, here's an example continuum from "more government" to "less government":
1. Elected officials
2. Federal employees / appointees
3. The Federal Reserve (private but heavily controlled)
4. Facebook (private but deputized)
5. Your local bank (whose existence is a government granted monopoly)
6. Utilities (some regional monopolies / limited competition)
7. General Motors / General Electric (heavily subsidized via negative taxes / bailouts)
8. General Mills (regulated but not necessarily beholden)
9. 3M (held to general standards like OSHA)
10. You (for definitions of you that do not fit into an example above)
People act like the line is somewhere between #2 and #3, but the reality is likely past #7.