I am gett.ing tired of Google/Alphabet using their de facto "CEO of internet searches" position to coerce new gTLDs galore. Considering the setup fees mentioned

I am gett.ing tired of Google/Alphabet using their de facto "CEO of internet searches" position to coerce new gTLDs galore. Considering the setup fees mentioned somewhere below, I'm not too sure good old modern-art-style money laundering isn't involved either.