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196 Let’s knock down social media’s walled gardens

Financial Times
Financial Times · 03/16/2025 08:00 EDT

Let’s knock down social media’s walled gardens

I envisioned the web as a place for the shared benefit of all — by reclaiming our data we can make that happen

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