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points by _heimdall 20 hours ago | 0 comments

I was referring to financial liabilities, aka their debts, not legal liability for how the tools are used.

My point was that if the government steps in and says these companies must slow down, they have an excuse to fail to repay some of their debts.

Well that should be reassuring to investors! :-)

Creditors wouldn't like it, but stock investors and similar sure would appreciate seeing liabilities on the books go down!

Creditors are also a very important audience here since they determine the interest rate at which you can borrow.