Bird App blocking substack after they launch a direct competitor may be against the ethos of a free internet (which I’m all for) but it’s also the move of a rationale actor and would be expected in any other industry

Costco is notorious for giving hot brands an ultimatum on pricing with the threat, often carried through, of launching a Kirkland copycat if they don’t comply

This is business not The United Way

If we as a society deem these practices unfair and want to go trust busting, there’s a well established process to do so

Complaining about a rational move to protect one’s interests is naive

Quite frankly most power moves in business are masked by euphemism (cf AI Safety), making direct assaults refreshing tbh