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platform capitalism

noun

Definitions

  1. A way of doing business that involves recruiting large numbers of people who work for…

    A way of doing business that involves recruiting large numbers of people who work for themselves using the company's platform; for example, by facilitating ridesharing.

    • Some prominent critics even speak of “platform capitalism” – a broader transformation of how goods and services are produced, shared and delivered.
    • At the heart of platform capitalism is a drive to extract more data in order to survive.
    • The last 20 years has seen a decline in socialising[…] We are living in the era of platform capitalism, where you can do just about anything without leaving your home, and are in fact encouraged to do so.

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