platforms and silosNotes internet users en masse being siloed by unnecessarily proprietary platforms and non-interoperable data formats freedom of movement in ‘fediverse’ and similar ecosystems internet platforms as compared to physically isolated locations boundaries, entrance, mediated communications affiliations, groupings, territory metaphors for these spaces Mentions “Since the introduction of timeline, one might see Facebook as a passport to participating in the most prevalent form of capturing, mediating, and archiving personal life accounts.” “Facebook locks the subject into a specific techno-economic regime of navigation through mediated memories. There is a contract and transaction written into every passport. In return for the right to freely cross borders, the authority has right to control this mobility, while acquiring insight into the subject’s personal information.” -> ⤴️ ...