By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026Google, Visa and the other monopolists who serve as *de facto* regulators for our society have arrogated to themselves the power to observe every transaction and block the obvious scams. 58/ 16012
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/08/2026We pay for their failure to take minimal, obvious steps to protect us from the scammers who thrive on their platforms. Why should they? They're the main characters. They're Bizarro-world spidermen, whose great power confers no responsibility. eof/ 2688
Still a nasty woman @tfergsc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026It shouldn’t be legal that Google & Visa can make billions from scams. It’s insanity. 000
Fine. I’ll update with a word count when I start writing again. @legalminimum.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Don’t forget that Google has repeatedly gone to court to fight for the right to do this, by vigorously contesting any suggestion that it has an obligation not to sell a trademarked AdWord to anyone other than the mark owner. 1546
