# Platformocracy > How tech companies became unelected governments and what to do about it, as told by a former Google executive. This file provides information about Platformocracy to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [Summer field trip 2.3: Is Google too big to succeed?](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/summer-field-trip-2-3-is-google-too-big-to-succeed): Wrapping up my second summer field trip, is size destiny when it comes to corporate culture? A tour through my own career, from startups to a 200,000-person leviathan. Is Gemini a Google rebirth, or its last gasp of creativity? - [Meta’s new settlement with the states should only be the first step toward real regulation.](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/meta-settlement-analysis): The Meta settlement requires limited oversight of Instagram and Facebook for just five years. Making it permanent, independent, and industry-wide requires a law. - [Summer field trip 2.2: Strategy theatre at Google: was I the hero or the fool?](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/summer-field-trip-2-2-strategy-theatre-at-google): My summer field trip into Google corporate culture continues with a memoir of twenty years of strategic planning success and debacle. - [Summer field trip 2.1: two mythic tales of Sridhar Ramaswamy, former Google Ads chief](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/summer-field-trip-2-1-sridhar-ramaswamy-myths): In the spirit of Odysseus, I’m sailing the seas of Google corporate culture for the next three weeks. Today, how senior executives, like the Gods, shaped the fate of billions even when they weren’t in the room. - [News round-up: New York, France, & Google jump on the child-safety bandwagon; Meta, Tiktok, & Discord auto-moderation goes rampant](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/news-round-up-2026-07-31): Online age verification keeps accelerating with a major new EU report and a new Android feature. Creators and regular users continue to take it on the chin from platform moderation errors. Plus, I preview this year’s summer field trip. - [What if the path to open social media runs through creators, not communities?](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/what-if-the-path-to-open-social-media-runs-through-creators-not-communities): In 1992, Marvel’s top artists flexed their power to break the comic book industry wide open. The best way to open up the Internet today might be to get today’s biggest creators on our side in the same way. - [Explainer #8: what connects the creator economy, Spider-Man, and the English Civil War?](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/explainer-8-levellers): In the 1600s, Parliament fought for democracy against the divine right of kings. The most radical rebels of the time have lessons for today’s online creators, via the founding of Image Comics in 1992. - [Palantir's Alex Karp goes full Galaxy Brain, and the US Supreme Court gets something right for once](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/alex-karp-goes-galaxy-brain-and-supreme-court-gets-something-right): I am back from vacation and ready to take gratuitous potshots at Palantir CEO Alex Karp’s 20-minute free-associating rant on CNBC. Plus, a big win for online rights at the US Supreme Court (which I previewed back in March)! - [News round-up: lawsuits, social media bans, and a curious launch from Google](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/news-round-up-lawsuits-social-media-bans-and-a-curious-launch-from-google): Sarah Wynn-Williams strikes back at Meta, Google blurs the line between Search and YouTube, and the child safety wars continue to rage across the globe. - [Explainer #7: Trust & Safety with Chinese Characteristics](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/explainer-7-trust-safety-with-chinese-characteristics): To learn more about due process, I read a book comparing great legal traditions. I found that modern trust and safety practices have more in common with Chinese dynasties than Western democracy. Yikes. - [The Platformocracy: what is it, why is it bad, and how do we fix it?](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/the-platformocracy-what-is-it-why-is-it-bad-and-how-do-we-fix-it): Internet platforms have become our unelected governments. They should be subject to the laws of the communities they serve, not the will of their owners. Summarizing my first year of posts. - [Platformocracy is one year old! Here’s what’s coming next (including song lyrics and maybe some code)](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/platformocracy-is-one-year-old): First, like any enthusiastic one-year-old, I’m gonna smash a big piece of cake into my face with my bare hands. Then, I’m going to try some new things, including attempting to write code that demonstrates my ideas. - [Practical exit part 2: groups and identity (again)](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/practical-exit-part-2-groups-and-identity-again): Last week I proposed regulation to make it easier for you to bring your friends and followers with you from one social platform to another. This week, I look at two use cases with more complexity. - [Practical Exit: It’s time for regulators to require social graph portability](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/practical-exit-it-s-time-for-regulators-to-require-social-graph-portability): We’ve had mobile phone number portability for twenty years. We now have proven technology to help move your online friends and followers in a secure and privacy-preserving way. If platforms won’t implement it, we should demand regulation to make it mandatory. - [Social media vs. parasocial media vs. social networking](https://www.platformocracy.com/p/social-media-vs-parasocial-media-vs-social-networking): The “social media” platforms we demonize today are actually multiple suspects in a trench coat. Separating out key use cases makes it easier to talk about practical ways to reduce harm and take back control.