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The question then becomes: Are users going to be willing to pay google (or whatever search) now instead? I don't think the vast majority of the internet unders

• lmpdev 2y ago
  Not OP but as a public utility it would be paid for through both taxes and usage The actual computational resources required to provide search would be a fraction of Google’s operating costs Added benefit would be pitting private providers against each other so they’re incentivised to provide better outcomes, as opposed to the current decoupling of utility and market position The current situation is immensely wasteful of everyone’s time and resources (Alphabet shareholders aside) It really is a Standard Oil situation, but as it’s just inflaming - but not halting -the global economy, it’s been flying under regulators’ radar until a few years ago No moat is too wide for the flick of sufficiently powerful pens, business models be damned
• bentice 2y ago
  Let them make profit. We probably should have to pay for traffic and advertisement on the web. But regulate it so that there cannot be price gouging. For instance there are maximum interest chargeable on loans. You should be able to loan money at interest but there is a point where you are just using your power to economically exploit others. Especially if there is no option.