By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/09/2026They're hundreds of billions of dollars that businesses have to recoup by raising prices on *you* to pay their advertising bills. 1110
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/09/2026Google (and, apparently, Leonie Brinkema) dispute this. They say that "larger forces" have "changed the dynamic" that "restructured the industry." But, I mean, *come on*! 1110
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/09/2026This is a situation where hundreds of billions of dollars are divided up by a *thrice convicted monopolist* who is mysteriously hundreds of billions of dollars *richer*, while the other parties to the transaction are mysteriously hundreds of billions of dollars *poorer*. 1163
