When I read that article in the New Yorker, I did find it odd that a long piece all about video platforms didn't mention YouTube. I can see that the writer want

When I read that article in the New Yorker, I did find it odd that a long piece all about video platforms didn't mention YouTube. I can see that the writer wants to make a more specific argument about "social graph" vs. "public" approaches to social media platforms. But YouTube is such a successful version of the latter.