While I understand the sympathy here for Google's accomplishments, and don't agree with many of the OP's points - just objectively, it's scary for us all to be

While I understand the sympathy here for Google's accomplishments, and don't agree with many of the OP's points - just objectively, it's scary for us all to be dependent on one commercial company. Wether they earned to be in that position or not. It's also hard to compare things: the scale of the current internet usage, the type of information that is available. (And what can be influenced by showing what). This scale is much, much wider then what happened to AT&T back in the days. That said, since Apple and MS are also getting away with very similar things, I don't see a point in punishing Google. Especially, as them all being US companies. The solution of breaking up Google and then putting weaker foreign company in the front-seat, by doing so -- also would not make any sense.