Old conservatives: tech monopolies can ban you from their platforms because "free markets." New conservatives: use the power of the state to ensure equal access to the digital public square.
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Chris, big fan. I give you ten bucks a month. Why are people crying about this when there are other private sector avenues to express yourself?
Here's an example: if Apple and Google end up banning them, they'll lose virtually 100% of all mobile phones in the world. They have monopoly power, which by definition isn't a "free market" consideration.
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Conservatives have become habituated to the idea that corporations are natural allies; that's not true anymore. In the 21st century, the public square includes platforms such as Google, YouTube, and Facebook, which control near-monopolies in their fields.
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I got that, but is there a barrier to the market to others joining the fray? In that, I'd be more concerned if the cell phone and the internet providing companies were in cahoots.
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