Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by throwaway8581 1844 days ago
No good guys but the oligarchic silicon valley information complex is a definite bad guy that crowds out competing platforms where alternative views might flourish.
2 comments

No argument here, but I don't think the Modi government constitutes a competing platform.
Indian media existed before Facebook and twitter.
And if they were the ones trying to shut down Facebook et al. then that would be relevant.
The only competition out there is going to abuse India's market and create an even worse paradigm shift. Newer platforms will be forced to be monitored/moderated by the state instead of a third party, which invites political oppression and censorship on a scale that's hard to fathom.