Alex Russell on Nostr: In the beginning of a platform's life, this is an empty-ish threat. Platforms that ...

In the beginning of a platform's life, this is an empty-ish threat. Platforms that aren't monopolies don't have the power to do more than rattle sabers regarding the the embedded patent, copyright, and breach of contract consequences. But what happens when the situation flips? When market power begets legal and lobbying might? When firms become comfortable corrupting governments to protect profits?

That's the situation in our pockets. Every smartphone now perpetuates enclosure.