Any freedom of speech you think you may be entitled to on Twitter is actually voluntarily granted to you by a transnational corporation.
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Because no other enterprise, without private subsidy & a free (as in cost) business model can hope to compete at scale.
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@aral so you have changed your mind about free? -
@wildebees What would make you think that? Of course not. -
@aral no premium network could compete with a free one -
@wildebees At scale. That's a very important qualifier. And not a free one but a venture-capital subsidised free one. -
@aral and no premium one will be all to price correctly across borders, and people's relationships/ interests don't respect borders
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@aral has there been any successful work on a decentralised social media messaging/networking standard yet? Is Tent.io getting anywhere? -
@FilipNest No. ’cos they’re solving a problem no one has. No one wakes up & says ‘wish there was a decentralised social network I could use’
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@aral or a not-for-profit social network/space with a mission akin to@duckduckgo perhaps? -
@janzilinsky Indeed. And yet without substantial public subsidy & international scope, it cannot compete. +@duckduckgo
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@aral ultimately it would depend on distributed cheap technology, mark my wordsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Perhaps if we want freedom of speech on the web UN-like “Twitter” would not be a bad idea. It would at least cost less than real UN =)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral But also, it's better if freedom of speech and national politics are disconnected from volatile 'freedom of speech' formats.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Freedom of speech is valueless and ineffective globally. It needs to work only on a national level, that's where the value lies.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral While being aware of this issue, I don't believe in UN-like global organization backed networks. One single unified db? Sounds scary!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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