# We should socialise the platforms

A
: [[claim]]

We should have [[public platforms]], i.e. [[platform]]s under [[public ownership]].


## Why

To counter [[platform capitalism]].

See e.g.:

-   [[Internet for the People]]
-   [[Platform socialism]]
-   [[A Common Platform: Reimagining Data and Platforms]]
-   [[Reclaim the stacks]]
-   [[Technology appropriation in a de-growing economy]]