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

by ElectronShak on 1/17/25, 9:32 PM with 2 comments

• by blackeyeblitzar on 1/17/25, 11:23 PM

  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.

• by PaulHoule on 1/17/25, 10:16 PM

  ... 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.