It's amazing how the internet used to be a decentralized tool of anonymity, freedom and exchange of information to a centralized tool of monitoring, information

It's amazing how the internet used to be a decentralized tool of anonymity, freedom and exchange of information to a centralized tool of monitoring, information siphoning and control. As a kid growing up with the internet in the 90s, I used to laugh at people who said the internet could become a tool of control and monitoring. Now it seems inevitable as the internet becomes more centralized.