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Another example of why a centralized platform can bite people in the butt. Whether it's massive changes to privacy settings for users, or massive changes for developers, there is always a one-size-fits-all policy, which will alienate many people. Many of whom have invested a lot on the platform.

It would be much better to have a decentralized social platform:

http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20120110469#b

Similar problems exist on other centralized platforms. Even "net neutrality" is a result of lack of decentralization in internet service providers. It's a side effect. The most we can do is choose a one-size-fits-all solution.



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