A few years ago, it would have appeared alarmist to suggest that using certain digital platforms was a form of complicity with political authoritarianism. But in a European continent dominated by US-driven platforms, and as digital corporations fall over themselves to be onside with the radical authoritarianism of the US national government, this is no longer alarmist.  We need to have a conversation about platforms and underlying values.  Platforms and platformisation Questions regarding platforms and platformisation have been at the centre of scholarly internet studies — notwithstanding the omnipresent contemporary discourse surrounding artificial intelligence. Platforms have been defined by the…

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