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The same way that Standard Oil and "Ma" Bell were? Now, one issue here is that Google the search engine cannot be "just split". The least good, but easy way, i
by BlueTemplar 7y ago
The same way that Standard Oil and "Ma" Bell were?
Now, one issue here is that Google the search engine cannot be "just split".
The least good, but easy way, is probably to nationalize it (since it's akin to basic infrastructure at this point.)
A better, but harder way, is to figure out how it can be decentralized...
- axython 7y agoNationalize it? In which country? US? How do you think that will be accepted by basicly any other country out there?
- BlueTemplar 7y agoThey will start to seriously consider their own alternatives, which they should have done a long time ago ? (Especially after Snowden revelations, which showed that the US government basically could do whatever it wanted with Google.)
- scarface74 7y agoWhat do you think will happen when politicians control a search engine? Would you also want to nationalize the press?
- sampo 7y agoBBC is perhaps the most famous state owned media corporation. What happens because the British politicians control the BBC?
- scarface74 7y agoI don’t know. But I do know that NPR and PBS have at times been targets of conservatives because of the little funding they get from the government. I’m sure there would be just as much consternation from Democrats if the situation was reversed. It also encourages giving “both sides” equal weight whether they deserve it or not.
- hk__2 7y ago> A better, but harder way, is to figure out how it can be decentralized... The whole point of Google is to be a centralized entry to the decentralized Web.