Platforms and Platforms in Europe

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In report you talked a bit about how these platforms and tet companies didn't just arise out of nowhere in the u k. Can you describe a bit what that regulatory environment looks like, and what the implications of it are? Absolutely. I think there it's important, as you say, this is not just like random that is developed othis. And hasof the power and balances that it generates. It reflects political choices in social institutions and their design. Most platforms are soliply rane o capitalist firms in the sense that most of them don't really make profit. They burn froug a lot at the beginning, and they use that to get t the scale and the network

Paris Marx is joined by Mathew Lawrence and Thomas Hanna to discuss the problems with platforms, why antitrust alone is not enough to fix them, and how we can encourage the creation of democratic platforms that serve the public good.

Mathew Lawrence is the founder and director of Common Wealth. He’s also the co-author of “Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the Age of Environmental Breakdown.” Preorder it now from Verso Books and follow him on Twitter as @DantonsHead.

Thomas Hanna is the research director at The Next System Project. He’s the author of “Our Common Wealth: The Return of Public Ownership in the United States.” Follow him on Twitter as @ThomasMHanna.

Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.

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