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>It could operate either as [...] a federal agency perhaps as a subsidiary of the Library of Congress [...] Because Twitter is a US-only thing, right? Don't fo
by M2Ys4U 10y ago
>It could operate either as [...] a federal agency perhaps as a subsidiary of the Library of Congress [...]
Because Twitter is a US-only thing, right? Don't forget about the enormous _global_ user base who would definitely not be served by making it directly controlled by the US government.
- naravara 10y agoAre they any better served by it being incorporated in the US and managed by a US based board of directors and mostly US based shareholders? I suppose there might be some other sovereign wealth funds and investors from China, Gulf States, UK, etc. in there too but still, hardly representative of its actual user base. I agree that that would probably be the worst option of the bunch, but it's just an example of other ways a platform can be governed that's not a for-profit corporation.
- lallysingh 10y agoSo far they're not as deeply bound by US National Policy as they may be if they're full-on nationalized.