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Twitter does not have a monopoly, let alone is abusing the powers of one. You may use Parler, Gab, and countless federated services; along with Facebook and ot
by dleslie 6y ago
Twitter does not have a monopoly, let alone is abusing the powers of one.
You may use Parler, Gab, and countless federated services; along with Facebook and other giants.
- downandout 6y agoA de facto monopoly means one that is, for all intents and purposes, a monopoly - despite the existence of alternatives. Is anyone going to read your content on any of the services you mentioned?
- dleslie 6y agoPlenty of people use Parler, Facebook, Mastodon and Gab. Seems quite American to me to be supporting a marketplace of alternatives.
- downandout 6y agoFacebook is in a different category. Are you really arguing that Parler, Mastodon, and Gab have userbases that are on par with Twitter? How exactly are you defining “plenty”?
- dleslie 6y agoThere are alternatives with appreciable communities and free and open access. Use them if you don't like Twitter's policies, and don't for a second think that freedom of speech entitles you access to a private platform. Freedom of Speech has never been a guarantee of platform access or forced association.