frightful_hobgoblin comments on Adults Broke The Internet, And They’re Trying To Fix It By Kicking Kids Off

[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

that's already 'the internet' under one (more technically correct) definition of the word 'internet'

the "control" you mention is mostly the applications (the article is about "social media platforms")

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[–] SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

The trick is that they are thinking about outlawing any “platform” that doesn’t send a personal bribe to the current administration.

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[–] frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

That's my point.... it's the applications (so-called "platforms") that are the point of centralisation and control

the internet itself is very decentralised: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet

"platforms" don't really add a lot of value, just some nice-too-have things like the ability to upload without using FTP (which CMSs can also do), and easing content discovery