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This is what happens if you build a platform on somebody else's platform: you're subject to their whims. Any and all people who make their living off of YouTube
by Kapura 6y ago
This is what happens if you build a platform on somebody else's platform: you're subject to their whims. Any and all people who make their living off of YouTube understands this, and they intentionally diversify so they have options if their primary platform becomes unavailable.
Outside of that, though, I couldn't care less that fascist organization platforms are being tanked. Free speech as an abstract principle has been used as cover for fascism in the U.S. for the better part of the past half century.
- commandlinefan 6y ago> somebody else's platform My concern is how far down "somebody else's platform" goes. Twitter bans Trump: they're a platform, they can ban whoever they want. AWS bans Parler: they're a platform, they can ban whoever they want. Verizon is an ISP... are they a platform? Can they ban whoever they want? GoDaddy is a domain registrar. Are they a platform? Can they ban whoever they want?
- root_axis 6y ago> Verizon is an ISP... are they a platform? Remember net neutrality? Guess who killed it.
- dgellow 6y agoAlso to consider/add to your list: certificates authorities.
- Kapura 6y agoYes, this is the different between utilities and other forms of business. If you think everybody is entitled to cloud compute resources, then your argument holds water.
- sershe 6y agoA few years ago, the power was cut to the broadcasting studio of Navalny's organization (a Russian opposition guy), while they were live covering the anti-corruption protests. I guess "this is what happens if you build a platform on somebody else's platform", instead of running your own power plant!
- Kapura 6y agodo you not understand the difference between power being cut and needing to build your own servers? AWS cloud isn't a public utility.
- sershe 6y agoCutting power to a studio is no more likely to harm someone/deprive them of necessities of life than cutting off the cloud access. Why not "needing to run your own generator" then? Maybe the power company just didn't want to be associated with the protest coverage. It's time to treat monopolistic/oligopolistic entities providing these services more like utilities; perhaps not as regulated as power companies, but on the same spectrum.