Computers aren't the problem, search engines are. There is nothing in the spec of a Turing machine that says "And this will remember what you did last Tuesday

Computers aren't the problem, search engines are. There is nothing in the spec of a Turing machine that says "And this will remember what you did last Tuesday forever". It is a specific program that is written for a specific purpose. We have made the spam message network illegal to run I see no fundamental issue with extending this to other areas where it benefits society.