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I really hope that some portions are turned into public institutions (either directly or in the weird way organizations like USPS is) in some way. They've made
by treyd 2y ago
I really hope that some portions are turned into public institutions (either directly or in the weird way organizations like USPS is) in some way. They've made themselves so deeply ingrained and essential to using the internet as loss leaders in some areas that it's impossible to imagine those services standing on their own and still making sense. That's what's responsible for their monopolization, and natural monopolies should be tightly state regulated. I hope we get case law on how network effects can kinda be natural monopolies when in the right technological context.
- tourmalinetaco 2y agoYouTube should be the main platform the government should form into a public institution. Not only due to its historical and cultural significance, but also due to the fact that it is (almost assuredly) unprofitable and thus at-risk.
- JKCalhoun 2y agoIt cannot sustain itself on its ad revenue?
- tourmalinetaco 2y agoIf a for-profit company does not provide its annual profits, it’s safe to say it’s not doing well. Especially as Alphabet does so elsewhere. Additionally, would they have become so ad-aggressive in the last few years if they have been making a profit?
- carlosjobim 2y agoLooking forward to only being able to stream government approved video. It was a success in the last century, I've heard.
- JKCalhoun 2y agoI'm scratching my head trying to think of something Google does that should be a public institution. Can you give an example? YouTube is the closest thing I can think of, but it is tightly bound to advertising. Wikipedia, archive.org are two examples of non-Google projects that come to mind when I think of internet "public-good". They seem to be doing fine without advertising dollars (although perhaps they are only hobbling along, I don't know — but I would rather they get "public institution" treatment before Google franchises).
- layer8 2y agoWeb search is certainly something that should be a public institution.
- warkdarrior 2y agoMake sure to search only for government-approved topics.
- layer8 2y agoPublic doesn’t imply government-operated, and privacy and data-retention laws exist. The bigger practical problem is that we want it to remain a global service and not become a national one.
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