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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026

As their mission statement has it, "organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful": www.google.com/intl/en_us/s... 5/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026

The tacit argument is, "Sure, we repeatedly violated antitrust law in order to monopolize the internet, but the internet *needs* a monopolist. It's scary out there! We have amassed power so that we can protect and guide *you*." 6/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026

It's a bullshit argument and no one should accept it - but even if you think it's worth harnessing monopoly power to promote a wise king to rule over the internet, you'd still want Google to take that responsibility seriously. 7/

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