We need to nationalise Google, Facebook and Amazon. Here’s why | Nick Srnicek
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Monopoly platforms like Google and Facebook will take over the state – unless the state takes them over first, says the author and academic Nick Srnicek

With Google’s recent monopoly status being a topic a discussion recently. This article from 2017 argues that we should nationalize these platforms in the age of platform capitalism. Ahead of its time, in fact the author predicted the downfall of Ello.

  • schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    3 months ago

    social media will be another tool to manufacture consent, break up movements, and preserve itself over the interest of the governed.

    it already is that, or did you miss the stories about Biden administration officials meeting with Facebook, TikTok etc about “content moderation”?

    hint: moderation is different from censorship