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platform lock-in

GitHub Just Fell Below 85% Uptime and Apologized. 'Industry Default' Was Never the Same as 'Safe.'
The most trusted platform on the internet admitted it can't stay online. The real lesson isn't about code. It's whether you could ever leave the platforms running your business.
Kief Studio · 4 min

200 Million Creators Just Got Offered an AI Business Partner. It Reports to the Platform, Not to You.
VidCon's biggest announcement is an agentic AI that runs your creator business. Read the terms before you hand over the keys.
Kief Studio · 4 min

Instagram Just Gave Creators Second-by-Second Audience Data. It Only Works If You Never Leave.
Retention heatmaps are powerful. They're also the most sophisticated lock-in tool a platform has ever built.
Kief Studio · 5 min