Unit 2: 2 Concepts
Topic 2.4: Power Questions
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Discuss the power relationship between a platform and the businesses that sell through it.
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Compare and contrast how Source A and Source B describe the courier's position.
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With reference to Source A, Source B and your own knowledge, discuss the claim that automated management shifts risk from organizations to individuals.
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Identify **two** ways a platform exercises power over the people who use it.
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Identify **two** ways a platform exercises power over the people who use it.
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With reference to Source A, Source B and your own knowledge, discuss the claim that automated management shifts risk from organizations to individuals.
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Identify **two** features of a platform that make it hard for users to leave.
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Identify **two** groups over whom a large platform holds power.
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Identify **two** features of a platform that make it hard for users to leave.
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Explain **one** reason why a default setting can be more powerful than a rule.
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Explain **one** reason why a platform can remain dominant even when its users are unhappy with it.
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Identify **two** groups over whom a large platform holds power.
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With reference to Source A, identify **two** things the courier says they cannot see or do.
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Explain **one** reason why a default setting can be more powerful than a rule.
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With reference to Source A and Source B, suggest **two** measures that would reduce the imbalance the courier describes without creating the problem the company identifies.
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Explain **one** reason why a platform can remain dominant even when its users are unhappy with it.
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With reference to Source A, identify **two** things the courier says they cannot see or do.
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Discuss the power relationship between a platform and the businesses that sell through it.
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Explain **one** reason why requiring platforms to let users take their data elsewhere may not weaken their dominance.
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Explain **one** reason why requiring platforms to let users take their data elsewhere may not weaken their dominance.
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