One gate leads to many doors, a case study of MyGate in India

Open Access
Authors
Publication date 2026
Host editors
  • Linnet Taylor
  • Aaron Martin
  • Siddharth Peter de Souza
  • Joan López Solano
  • Ouejdane Sabbah
  • Franklyn Ohai
Book title Transgressive Tech
Book subtitle The Privatization of the Public Interest
ISBN
  • 9789048559732
  • 9781041189794
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9781003708551
Series Digital Studies
Chapter 10
Pages (from-to) 83-92
Publisher London: Routledge
Organisations
  • Faculty of Law (FdR) - Institute for Information Law (IViR)
Abstract
This chapter argues for why sector transgressions are not just a phenomenon of big tech, but equally present in small platforms. Through an analysis of the MyGate application, which focuses on community management in residential associations, she demonstrates how the company leverages its dominance in the sector by diversifying its offerings to move from a focus on identity verification to aspects such as payments. In doing so, this chapter argues that, much like big tech, these platforms place an emphasis on increasing the services on offer before focusing on profits, and in this particular case, see the road to growth as being shaped by super-app ambitions.
Document type Chapter
Language English
Published at
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003708551-10 (Final published version)
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