Mason  🏃‍♂️ ✂️

Your thoughts on Twitter, YouTube et al re: denying access?

IMO it’s usually unreasonable to characterize a top player who relies on network effects to win as a monopoly. These products are more fragile than they look; they’re more susceptible to collective action than anything else. This is why they always have to try to play every side

The fact that everyone agrees these policies are dumb — they’re either too soft on the bad guys, or too quick to appease arbitrary mobs — is probably not actually a terrible thing. It means they’re utterly at the mercy of their consumers

What do you think about these platforms ability to pick winners and losers by granting or denying access to competing businesses?

Can you give an example?

Yes...Alex Jones

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Alex Jones runs a media business. YouTube, Twitter et al have denied him access to their platforms.