Here's an intriguing idea for a tech regulation;
An online platform that hosts self-publishing has to either;
1) Provide a server API a third-party app can use to post on their service
OR
* Provide a client API that allows their app to push a post to other services, either directly or via third-party apps
(Both is fine too, of course 😁)
If they don't do one or the other, they're not an infrastructure vendor, they're a publisher, and liable as one.
(1/2)
The risks of spam, harassment or API hammering are all fair reasons to limit a server API. Especially if the API enables account creation (although that could be a separate and limited API surface).
But if they're not a publisher, by what right do they impose exclusive publishing contracts, using extralegal technical limitations?
(2/2)