> This phenomenon of corporate advertisers being gatekeepers of the "public sphere" only exists in actually-not-public spaces. I disagree with this. A very co

> This phenomenon of corporate advertisers being gatekeepers of the "public sphere" only exists in actually-not-public spaces. I disagree with this. A very common example is a person saying a thing outside of work, that thing being brought to the attention of their employer, and their employer firing them. People know this happens, and it creates a chilling effect on what they say regardless of whether they're in a public or actually-not-public space.