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platform capitalism

platform capitalism noun: 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.

Noun

platform capitalism (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) 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.2015 June 6, Evgeny Morozov, “Where Uber and Amazon rule: welcome to the world of the platform”, in The Guardian
    • At the heart of platform capitalism is a drive to extract more data in order to survive.2017 August 30, Nick Srnicek, “We need to nationalise Google, Facebook and Amazon. Here’s why”, in The Guardian

Questions about platform capitalism

What does platform capitalism mean?
Platform capitalism means 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.
What part of speech is platform capitalism?
Platform capitalism is a noun.

Words near platform capitalism in the dictionary

  1. platform beds
  2. platform boot
  3. platform boots
  4. platform bridge
  5. platform bridges
  6. platform capitalism
  7. platform car
  8. platform cars
  9. platform crane
  10. platform cranes
  11. platform decay

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