Sunshine (she/her) to Canada@lemmy.ca • 1 month agoX Threatens Our Democracy. Canada Should Ban Itthetyee.camessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1515arrow-down19cross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
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minus-square@ninthant@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish11•1 month agoBecause of the network effect, without a ban it’s extremely difficult to unseat an incumbent in the social media space. Banning X and other American social media would drive Canadians to other platforms and help them thrive.
minus-square@tempest@lemmy.calinkfedilink1•1 month agoI think it might be a bit short sighted to ban it without thinking about who the incumbent is. I would suspect at this point it’s blue sky but it is hard to say.
Because of the network effect, without a ban it’s extremely difficult to unseat an incumbent in the social media space.
Banning X and other American social media would drive Canadians to other platforms and help them thrive.
I think it might be a bit short sighted to ban it without thinking about who the incumbent is. I would suspect at this point it’s blue sky but it is hard to say.