{"id":2931,"date":"2025-06-12T15:53:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/2025\/06\/12\/the-dominant-platforms-the-global-internet-companies-over-the-top\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T21:43:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:43:24","slug":"the-dominant-platforms-the-global-internet-companies-over-the-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/en\/2025\/06\/12\/the-dominant-platforms-the-global-internet-companies-over-the-top\/","title":{"rendered":"The dominant platforms: the global internet companies &#8220;Over The Top&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2931-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/793_le_piattaforme_dominanti_le_global_internet_company_over_the_top.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/793_le_piattaforme_dominanti_le_global_internet_company_over_the_top.mp3\">https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/793_le_piattaforme_dominanti_le_global_internet_company_over_the_top.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A new dominant layer has appeared in the network since the 2000s, which is the layer of the &#8220;over-the-top platform&#8221;: for example, the social media Facebook, or the search engine Google, which is the way to access content.<\/p>\n\n<p>Such enterprises, lacking their own telecommunications network infrastructure, act above the physical networks, hence the definition Over-The-Top. 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