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There have been people making these arguments both for and against for a very long time. Even as an example, on this very site: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRan

by riffic 6y ago

There have been people making these arguments both for and against for a very long time. Even as an example, on this very site: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=%22public%20utility%22%20AND%20twitter&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... I think you'll quickly lean in the opposing view after reviewing those viewpoints, because if Twitter was a utility it would have been declared one at some point in the previous 11 years.

baq 6y ago
how long did it take to break up standard oil? ma bell?
- root_axis 6y ago
  What would it even mean to break up twitter? How would that work?
  - baq 6y ago
    i'm just pointing out 11 years is a very short time for regulators to do anything.
    - root_axis 6y ago
      My point is that websites are fundamentally different from resources you extract from the environment and the eagerness by some to treat them as such is specious.