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Some call it tech neofeudalism and the more I study it the more it makes sense to describe this kind of situations.

Kings used to own the land and serfs work it with no rights.

Platforms as Youtube own a new kind of land and Youtubers work on it with no rights.

I think feudal serfs might have faced stiffer penalties for opting out of their existence vs Youtubers opting for another platform/career.

This analogy stinks, sorry.

I agree it's not comparable. Still, it can be pretty hard.

Airbnb deplatforming comes to mind: when it happens, some people lose their only source of income and finding an alternative may not be easy or quick.

Now, imagine this happening to a person in a developing country and the scenario may be not too far from feudalism.

People don't just play on platforms, they live off them.

As John Dewey said, “politics is the shadow casted by big business” and until businesses are democratically owned and managed, this will continue to be the case.

What are you referring to?

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