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EP70: Chokepoint Capitalism ft. (Cory Doctorow)
EP70: Chokepoint Capitalism ft. (Cory Doctorow)
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Dec 12, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Many of the creative industries look like an hourglass. On the one side, you have creators; on the other, the rest of us. In the middle, Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow say there's often a 'chokepoint.' Corporate behemoths -- be they streaming apps, publishers, tech giants, or others -- put on the squeeze, exploiting their market power to extract rents, push down wages, and push up costs.
Released:
Dec 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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