MattR

@mifkin:

Not necessarily, although an overly regulated environment is almost invariably bad. Regulation can be positive for the consumer (and businesses), such as with the ACCC's refusal to let eBay make PayPal the only available payment method (since eBay owns PayPal). So there can be good regulation; unfortunately, it tends to get mired in the bureaucracy of bad regulation, or simply over-regulated.

@Stainless Steel Rat:

Definitely what I was thinking, but I was trying to steer clear of that topic on this post. The effect of the filter on e-commerce would be devastating given the timeout limits on credit card transactions, etc.

O/T: Is it just me or do these posts read more like assignments/essay topics than a blog? I feel like I'm back at uni (and doing someone else's assignment)...