> Moving us back toward a world where protocols are dominant over platforms could be of tremendous benefit to free speech and innovation online. Let's say I ag

> Moving us back toward a world where protocols are dominant over platforms could be of tremendous benefit to free speech and innovation online. Let's say I agree with this, what's the next step? What's the "call to action"? > It would represent a radical change, but one that should be looked at seriously. Okay. Looked at by whom? I would say we already have the protocols (Napster was founded in 1999, P2P protocols are old enough to drink.) Then what? (My own cynical reaction is that people like what they have and deserve what they get. But I recognize and admit that that is not a productive area of discussion.) Given that pirating movies is unfashionable now, what could some P2P protocol offer that would entice people away from FAANG? (Assuming that that would be a net benefit to humanity and the world is itself more of a hope than something you could prove one way or another. Does anyone have any sort of science that could even begin to predict the results of any of this?)