We need to nationalise Google, Facebook and Amazon. Here’s why | Nick Srnicek
www.theguardian.com
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.

  • D_Air1@lemmy.mlEnglish
    382·
    3 months ago

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

    • whotookkarl@lemmy.worldEnglish
      53·
      3 months ago

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

    • wrekone@lemmyf.ukEnglish
      8·
      3 months ago

      Or both!

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