Publicly owned platforms could rival corporate platform control.

Evidence

Srnicek (Platform Capitalism, 158), who argues that “rather than just regulating corporate platforms, efforts could be made to create public platforms—platforms owned and controlled by the people.” — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection, 1201

Categorization

• SEED: An angle on public/commons-owned infrastructure as the structural fix for both data colonialism and surveillance capitalism — contrasts with regulatory and breakup approaches.
• XREF: connects to: Publicly owned data platforms could replace corporate ones as utilities — Nick Srnicek, Platform Capitalism, 102; Google could plausibly have been a public project rather than an ad company — Tim Wu, The Attention Merchants, 894; Cooperative platforms cannot compete with entrenched data monopolies — Nick Srnicek, Platform Capitalism, 100 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Publicly owned data platforms could replace corporate ones as utilities #corroborates (0.95) — Nick Srnicek, Platform Capitalism, 102
• Google could plausibly have been a public project rather than an ad company #exemplifies (0.85) — Tim Wu, The Attention Merchants, 894
• Cooperative platforms cannot compete with entrenched data monopolies #qualifies (0.75) — Nick Srnicek, Platform Capitalism, 100