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Is Meta preventing any other entities from releasing their own Twitter? Nobody's forcing people to use Threads.

• Dig1t 3y ago
  That's a good question, the answer to your question is "no". However you can apply the exact same logic to Apple. Is Apple's App Store preventing users from just using an Android phone? Or just launching their own competitor to the iPhone? The answer to that question is also "no". However, there is a lot of discussion around whether Apple is behaving in an anti-competitive way. Same with Google in the online advertising market. Given the other ant-trust discussions taking place, I don't think it's ridiculous to ask whether Meta controlling _all_ the platforms on which most communications happen is good for society.
  • dvngnt_ 3y ago
    it's a bit tougher to compare as IG/threads and Twitter are just websites and phone apps whereas iPhone is the phone and app store that gates access to native applications so it's a level deeper and can be seen more as a utility.