Big tech isn't being regulated? There's increasingly privacy related laws, both in the US and abroad, that directly affect them. How many times a year do we read about Big Tech being issued 9-10 figure fines? One could state that they're not regulated enough, but to say they're unregulated is just false.
> We used to regulate any minor thing that was annoying enough
Your example is a good reason why that approach was foolish.
Regulation is only as good as enforcement of it is. And it seems 9-10 figure fines are still in the realm of 'we'll deal with the fallout later'.
So no, it's not literally unregulated, but if it was regulated effectively Samsung would be scared shitless to pull stuff like this. They clearly aren't.
> Big Tech being issued 9-10 figure fines?
Are these fines ever paid? Or is it appeal upon appeal and 10 years later they pay a tenth of the fine?