How "independent media" has tightened the noose on journalists

By replacing employees with contractors and salaries with selective "profit sharing", capital has increased its control over the media.

Over the last 24 hours, two stories emerged in the news that shed some crucial light on the shadowy world of “independent” Silicon Valley media.

First, in the Washington Post, Taylor Lorentz reported that Twitter has begun rolling out payments to people who use the site. Most posters on Twitter have been well aware of this since users have been loudly br…