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This is why we shouldn’t over regulate tech. Market forces are strong in search.

• latexr 2y ago
  It says right on the subtitle (emphasis mine): > Generative AI and new rules targeting tech giants are giving Ecosia and Qwant fuel to challenge Google and Microsoft and develop a web index for Europe. “New rules” means regulation. “Market forces” kept the incumbents at the top, it is regulation that is giving others a chance.
  • aurareturn 2y ago
    What are the rules?
    • latexr 2y ago
      You can literally do a web search for “new rules for big tech”.
      • aurareturn 2y ago
        Ok, but which rule specifically allows these two search companies to compete?
        • latexr 2y ago
          It’s in the article: > But Kroll believes tech advances have made affordable indexing more possible, and new EU regulations limiting the power of gatekeepers such as Google are making it a worthwhile pursuit. Which links to another Wired story: https://www.wired.com/story/europe-dma-breaking-open-big-tech/ https://www.wired.com/story/europe-dma-breaking-open-big-tec... They’re talking about the Digital Markets Act. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Markets_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Markets_Act Which is also what you’d get inundated by when doing the search I mentioned above. None of this is hard to find. If you want to discuss the article, it’s expected you make a minimum of effort to check what it says.