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It is their platform, right? I’d assume they are within their rights to determine how Information flows within it. Obviously they’d want it to be in a way that
by phrygian 9y ago
It is their platform, right? I’d assume they are within their rights to determine how Information flows within it. Obviously they’d want it to be in a way that positively impacts their bottom line. If the ability to reach people on their platform through pages is valuable, then i should not be surprised if they want those who use it to pay for it.
- adventured 9y agoThat's going to become increasingly the debate, as with Google. You're starting to see more and more arguments in the media, in Washington DC, among anti-trust and anti-corporate power groups, that these platforms should be treated more like utilities. Given the culture at the moment, I'd expect those arguments to get a lot louder yet. The platforms are responding predictably: "Tech Pours Millions Into Lobbying While Pressure Mounts in Washington" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-20/tech-pours-millions-into-lobbying-as-washington-pressure-mounts https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-20/tech-pour...
- yellow_postit 9y agoIs there a proposal of what "like a utility" would look like for social media platforms?