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As we saw with Parler, your fledgling site can get deplatformed by the few key players in the cloud / app distribution / and service providers. "Just make it"

As we saw with Parler, your fledgling site can get deplatformed by the few key players in the cloud / app distribution / and service providers. "Just make it" is no longer as convincing a non-sequitor as it used to be.

spaced-out 6y ago
Parler only has 30 employees, has some very well-publicized security and design flaws suggesting a lack of engineering talent, and is backed by just one private investor. The only way they were even able to release an app of that scale is because of all the services they bought from companies like Amazon. The lesson the business world should take from this is: invest in your engineers.
- SV_BubbleTime 6y ago
  I’m not sure I follow the “only giant, mature, and billions/trillion dollar companies should be allowed to have public services” argument. Twitter had 30 engineers at one point, they weren’t deplatformed before becoming a better product.
  - spaced-out 6y ago
    First, Parler would still be up if they followed AWS's terms of service. Second, they've already found a new host (https://www.npr.org/2021/01/13/956315632/after-booted-by-big-tech-parler-registers-with-hosting-service https://www.npr.org/2021/01/13/956315632/after-booted-by-big...), yet they announced they'll still likely go offline because that host can't provide all the engineering talent Parler relied on. They just need built up their teams and do the work to develop their internal infrastructure. They don't need to become a billion dollar company to do that.
  - jelliclesfarm 6y ago
    This is an illuminating example of Silicon Valley(CA)vs Silicon Alley(NY) of startups. I guess in this particular case, Gab vs Parler. Access to capital isn’t enough. Companies also need good legal advice, scale strategy and testing. Etc. A teachable moment.
cbozeman 6y ago
Its going to be okay. This whole "Just make your own Twitter!", "Just make your own datacenter!", "Just make your own payment processor!" is exactly what will eventually happen. I think we might be seeing the start of a total division of society along political sides.
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spaced-out 6y ago

Parler only has 30 employees, has some very well-publicized security and design flaws suggesting a lack of engineering talent, and is backed by just one private investor. The only way they were even able to release an app of that scale is because of all the services they bought from companies like Amazon. The lesson the business world should take from this is: invest in your engineers.

SV_BubbleTime 6y ago
I’m not sure I follow the “only giant, mature, and billions/trillion dollar companies should be allowed to have public services” argument. Twitter had 30 engineers at one point, they weren’t deplatformed before becoming a better product.
- spaced-out 6y ago
  First, Parler would still be up if they followed AWS's terms of service. Second, they've already found a new host (https://www.npr.org/2021/01/13/956315632/after-booted-by-big-tech-parler-registers-with-hosting-service https://www.npr.org/2021/01/13/956315632/after-booted-by-big...), yet they announced they'll still likely go offline because that host can't provide all the engineering talent Parler relied on. They just need built up their teams and do the work to develop their internal infrastructure. They don't need to become a billion dollar company to do that.
- jelliclesfarm 6y ago
  This is an illuminating example of Silicon Valley(CA)vs Silicon Alley(NY) of startups. I guess in this particular case, Gab vs Parler. Access to capital isn’t enough. Companies also need good legal advice, scale strategy and testing. Etc. A teachable moment.

cbozeman 6y ago

Its going to be okay. This whole "Just make your own Twitter!", "Just make your own datacenter!", "Just make your own payment processor!" is exactly what will eventually happen. I think we might be seeing the start of a total division of society along political sides.

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