"These features rely on tons of our user-generated data—the fuel of the platform... Crucially to the business, we users perform this crucial labor for free and without any say in the direction of the platform."

And this is why I stopped contributing to #MapyCom (and pretty much all proprietary platforms) and started contributing to #OpenStreetMap and #WikimediaCommons last year.

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#Komoot #komooted

When We Get Komooted - BIKEPACKING.com

Following the sale of Komoot to private equity, Josh Meissner explores the broken relationship between corporate capital and our communities...

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