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Why TikTok's Anti-Link Policy Makes It a Closed Platform

6 points| ElectronShak | 1 year ago |timctrl.substack.com

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blackeyeblitzar|1 year ago

The anti link policies we see in much of social media aren’t just about building a closed platform - they’re anti competitive. But our anti trust laws are inadequate to easily and quickly enforce against such practices.

PaulHoule|1 year ago

... and X and Facebook and ...

The "level 0" practice of Federation is to allow and not punish external links although there is a legitimate concern about spam.