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> calling Twitter a monopolist of the public square is absurd, when it is used by less than 1/4 of American adults and occupies only a fraction of their attenti
by cudgy 4y ago
> calling Twitter a monopolist of the public square is absurd, when it is used by less than 1/4 of American adults and occupies only a fraction of their attention.
Monopolies are not determined by simply referring to their affect upon the entire population. It is determined by their affect on consumers of that monopoly, which is a subset of the population. Therefore, it should be compared to the number of people that want to use platforms like Twitter to express opinions.