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• scarface74 4y ago
  So now the government is going to force a separation into multiple companies and by doing so increase user tracking and sharing information across companies… Win???
  • shadowgovt 4y ago
    You and I are in agreement. It's one of the reasons I think trying to break up Google is actually a terrible idea for the health of the Internet (in any frame of reference other than an anarchist "burn it to the ground" mentality).
  • crazygringo 4y ago
    I'm not defending it, but the win would be for website owners who might make slightly more profits, and advertisers who might pay slightly less for ads -- all because increased competition would reduce profits by ad exchanges. Of course, that's against not just more tracking/sharing as you mention, but also probably significantly worse ad loading times and bloat in general. It's awfully hard and hypothetical to estimate the impact of either.
    • scarface74 4y ago
      You realize you’re really supporting the Bork view that anti trust should be about user harm. Everything you said makes the user experience worse.
      • crazygringo 4y ago
        > You realize you’re really supporting You realize I literally prefaced it with "I'm not defending it"? > Everything you said makes the user experience worse. Yes, that was the whole point of my second sentence. I was just explaining why some people do see it as a win. Even if you disagree, it's not an absurd position to take.