The actions taken by Big Tech have a resonance that goes beyond the context of domestic U.S. politics. Even if they were right, they will still push the world to Internet 3.0.
Ben Thompson
Facebook and Twitter Suspend Trump, Parler Suspended Everywhere, Context and Culture
Facebook and Twitter ban Trump; Apple, Google, and Amazon ban Parler; this wasn’t an ideal solution, but it was a uniquely American one.
Trump and Twitter
Twitter and Facebook face the gravest Trump crisis yet, and this time, I think it is time to act.
Facebook and Apple, Continued; Facebook’s iOS 14 Changes; Georgia and Tech
Facebook made major changes to accommodate Apple’s iOS 14 policies, probably because Apple leveraged their control of the App Store to give them no choice. Then, the implications of the Georgia outcomes for tech.
New Defaults
The pandemic and vaccine rollout have highlighted where the West has lost its way; we need new defaults about information, change, and speed.
Substack and the Media, The Substack Opportunity, Substack’s Business Challenges
Substack is a threat to the media, but its business prospects are threatened by the same forces threatening all of media.
The 2020 Stratechery Year in Review
The most popular and most important posts on Stratechery in 2020.
Holiday Break: Weeks of December 21st and December 28th
Stratechery is on holiday the weeks of December 21st and December 28th; the next Daily Update will be on January 4. The full Daily Update posting schedule is here. All new subscribers since November 23, 2020, will have two weeks added to their subscriptions to guarantee one full month of DailySubscribe to Stratechery Plus to […]
Google Sued by States, Ranking the Cases, Fantasy Basketball and Silver Linings
Google’s many antitrust cases, ranked! Plus, one small way that COVID is pushing one group of friends into the future.
Context Collapse, Circles and Timing, Facebook’s Missing Platform
The ideas behind Social Networking 2.0 are not new, but the Idea Adoption Curve takes time. Plus, how Facebook missed its platform chance a decade ago.