Post #2121204
2026-02-20 08:16 UTC
To make it explicit, these actions are *corrupt*. They are corrupt because they almost always require the application of government power (and/or unjust inaction) to create situations in which public capacity is abused for private ends.
Or said differently, the way modern mobile duopolists make money is by closing off access to APIs from browsers (and other metaplatforms) that could disrupt them with openness through competition.
And they require government support to maintain unjust power.
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@slightlyoff@toot.cafe 2026-02-20 08:16
This is why we're seeing the rash of cowardice and shameful eye-lowering at these companies: https://infrequently.org/2026/01/naked-power/ They are now so dependent on corrupt leverage that their own claims of support for open societies have been obliterated in a shockwave rolling outward from the latest test detonations over at Musk's disinformation bomb factory. If we want tech that can serve society, it cannot hinge on corruption like this.