By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026The 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/ 16010
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026It'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/ 1676
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026If we're to have a landlord for our civilization's digital nervous system, let's not have it be an *absentee* landlord. 8/ 1474
