Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Free Speech (2019)

Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by metalliqaz on Thursday January 28, 2021 @11:15AM (#25944168)

I'm shocked (/s) that Silicon Valley's brand of libertarianism led to five companies dominating everything and then pulling up the ladder behind them by abandoning open standards in favor or proprietary silos.

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Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by tannhaeuser on Thursday January 28, 2021 @06:12PM (#25950880)

"Pulling up the ladder" - thanks, that was the metaphor that didn't come to me as non-native speaker when I was last criticising the modern web and the process leading to its overcomplication by which browsers vendors shut the door behind them. With folks standing by and cheering, and self-proclaimed puppet "standardization bodies" in for job security.

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Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by pixl97 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @11:22AM (#25944295)

Expect to be down voted for speaking such heresy on HN.

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Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by wizzwizz4 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @12:45PM (#25945564)

It's the sarcasm, not the heresy.

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Re:Protocols, Not Platforms: A Technological Approach to Fre... by dalu on Thursday January 28, 2021 @12:10PM (#25945000)

Yup. Ivory tower circle jerk HN.

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