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@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of user hostility, but instead to pro
Facebook had (has!) a fully working, web-based version of their messaging platform.
They actively disabled on mobile to force more downloads of the app.
They actively disabled it on mobile to force more downloads of the app.
![Hostile Facebook Messenger](https://spee.ch/@hostiletech/facebookmessanger2.jpg)
@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ See [this](http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-battery-throttling-gives-custome
Evidently, Reddit _really_ wants people to use their mobile app.
It current takes five clicks to view a GIF hosted on a non-Reddit site on mobile. It used to take one.
It current takes five clicks on my phone to view a GIF hosted on a non-Reddit site. It used to take one.
<video controls src="https://spee.ch/@hostiletech/redditmobile.gif"></video>
Not because there is anything wrong with the web experience, of course. But forcing people onto mobile means Reddit can collect a lot more information about you.
Not because there is anything wrong with the web experience, of course. But forcing people onto their mobile app means Reddit can collect a lot more information about you.
### YouTube
@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Some people may read these examples and shrug. Companies are greedy. Is it reall
And this response is partially right. Companies _are_ greedy.
But in a competitive economy, greed is typically satisfied by making your services _better_, not _worse_. When the local pizzaria offers free water, free bathrooms, clean tables, and sale prices, it does this not out avarice, not benevolence!
But in a competitive economy, greed is typically satisfied by making your services _better_, not _worse_. When the local pizzeria offers free water, free bathrooms, clean tables, and sale prices, it does this not out avarice, not benevolence!
So the question becomes: why is this possible? Why are large tech companies able to get away with such abusive behavior?
@ -79,4 +79,4 @@ The solution to this problem is to build protocols, not platforms.
When we build protocols, people can leave. When we build protocols, it's the users, not the middlemen, who retain control.
The innovation of blockchain is the most powerful development in over a decade in making this possible. We'll talk about this more in [Part 2](https://lbry.io/news/blockchain-is-love-blockchain-is-life).
The innovation of blockchain is the most powerful development in over a decade in making this possible. We'll talk about this more in [Part 2](https://lbry.io/news/blockchain-is-love-blockchain-is-life).