4min chapter

Really Specific Stories cover image

Marco Arment

Really Specific Stories

CHAPTER

The Importance of the Open Web

The internet is for the most part decentralized, he says. That makes it possible for somebody to build up a whole lot of audience in one place and then start dictating terms to other people who want to access that audience. But if you have too much audience attention being gated by one company's power, Facebook, YouTube, Google, whatever the case may be, they can then dictate terms to everyone elseWho tries to make content in that entire medium. And I hate that on so many levels.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode