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.

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    2 months ago

    Oooooorrr…Let’s just break them up like we should have done a long time ago.

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      2 months ago

      Or both!

      edit: My enthusiasm was well meant but misplaced. On further consideration, I don’t want government to control social media.

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      Yeah I don’t want government or private monopolies. Competition in an open, well regulated market seems better.