The chapter explores how digital platforms create choke points through strategies like predatory pricing and exclusive deals, leading to limited competition and exploitation. It discusses the dynamics of platform economics, emphasizing the dominance of a single company and its practices of acquiring competitors. The conversation also delves into the challenges faced by content creators on social media platforms and the impact of monopolistic practices on various industries.
How can creative workers and individuals defend ourselves against the largest monopolies in the US? This week author and activist Cory Doctorow joins Adam to discuss how chokepoint capitalism causes the enshittification of everything we love and how we can fight back.
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