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> Platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter are basically monopolies.

They're not monopolies, they're just expedient ways to reach larger audiences. There's a difference.

A lot of clones do exist. They would just leave it the content creator to bring their audience.

If anything, there's now a danger that the platforms that cater to the fringe now start to gain traction, as some of these figures do bring with them a sizable audience of their own.



> A lot of clones do exist.

Name three.




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