I’m really tired of tech giants claiming they’re just platforms when it’s convenientm for them. Twitter, Google, and Facebook claim they’re not publishers, just platforms. Meanwhile they’re acting like both. Amazon isn’t engaged in commerce, it’s just a platform, but again is very much both. It seems that some regulations on this kind of “platform” is inevitable, and probably overdue.

The degree to which companies on the internet thrive through aggressive doublespeak is frustrating beyond belief.