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A large part of corporate platform power is due to the ambiguity in decision making arising from the absence of clear and transparent processes or accountabilit
by fwn 8y ago
A large part of corporate platform power is due to the ambiguity in decision making arising from the absence of clear and transparent processes or accountability regarding how the rules are applied.
That's just a giant gateway for despotism.
- dao- 8y agoIt's unlikely that there's a corporate decision behind this. I wouldn't even call this a corporate platform. Let me copy-paste a comment from further below that deserves more attention: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18568302 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18568302 > Here is what the creator actually said > >One of the community reviewers removed it from the store claiming it violated the ToS, which is BS. The ToS never mentions the word paywall once. Please support me in appealing! https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons#Getting_in_touch https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons#Getting_in_touch > Which sounds more like a zealous community member than Mozilla taking a position.
- fwn 8y agoI didn't want to imply a corporate decision behind this specific case. Corporate power arises through the capability alone, not necessarily its frequent execution. I think that Mozilla is actually a great company to demonstrate how responsible platforms could operate. Past examples might be Pockets non cloud based recommendation engine or their encrypted user account setup.