I think Google is the best search engine. I don't have a problem with that.
I do have a problem with them being the best search engine, top online ad platform and a developer of the top mobile OS, top video streaming service, top internet browser, top mapping/navigation service, among other things, at the SAME time.
Their assets give them undue and unsupervised influence over a very big chunk of what's happening online. This gives them ability to control big part of collective human consciousness, across languages and borders.
This kind of power for a good reason has been historically reserved for elected governments, made accountable to the people. At least in theory (a man can dream).
I do have a problem with them being the best search engine, top online ad platform and a developer of the top mobile OS, top video streaming service, top internet browser, top mapping/navigation service, among other things, at the SAME time.
Their assets give them undue and unsupervised influence over a very big chunk of what's happening online. This gives them ability to control big part of collective human consciousness, across languages and borders.
This kind of power for a good reason has been historically reserved for elected governments, made accountable to the people. At least in theory (a man can dream).