@mike @mmasnick The bigger question, of course, is...

@mike @mmasnick The bigger question, of course, is when *would* a mastodon instance have a strategic advantage of news businesses?

In a court of law, I don't think mstdn.ca or vancity.social could ever demonstrate any kind of market dominance over Canadian news media.

Like 13 Mar 2023 at 20:08 | Open on mastodon.social

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Chris Trottier

@mike @mmasnick So the other question, of course, is what is a "messaging service the primary purpose of which is to allow persons to communicate with each other privately"?

More specifically, how do we define "private"?

Is it a message sent between two private citizens?

Or does this pertain to visibility?

13 Mar 2023 at 20:16 | Open on mastodon.social

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@atomicpoet @mike @mmasnick
I'd say private means the message goes to intended person(s) and no one else knows about it. Not only can't see it but doesn't know it's there.

15 Mar 2023 at 7:06 | Open on artisan.chat

Chris Trottier replied to DELETED

@Cassandra @mike @mmasnick But is that how governments define "private"?

15 Mar 2023 at 7:07 | Open on mastodon.social

DELETED replied to Chris

@atomicpoet @mike @mmasnick
I doubt there is one standard meaning for "private" across our government (HIPAA, IRS, FTC, CIA) let alone others.

15 Mar 2023 at 7:31 | Open on artisan.chat

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