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bsdertoday at 6:44 AM1 replyview on HN

No, you need to bust up Google as the monopolist it is.

YouTube should get split out and then broken up. Google Search should get split out and broken up. etc.

This is not a problem you solve with code. This is a problem you solve with law.


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emsigntoday at 7:38 AM

Yes. It's a political problem and a very old one. That's why we also already have solutions for it, antitrust laws and other regulations to ensure competition and fairness in the market, to keep it free. Governments just have to keep funding and enabling these institutions.

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