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   nonlinear (nonlinear@social.praxis.nyc)'s status on Thursday, 08-Aug-2024 00:03:00 JST nonlinear

   On the “google is a legit for real no cap monopolist” decision

   It’s not an opinion. It’s not a take. It’s facts. And actionable.

   https://pluralistic.net/2024/08/07/revealed-preferences/

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     nonlinear (nonlinear@social.praxis.nyc)'s status on Thursday, 08-Aug-2024 00:02:55 JST nonlinear

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     Everything we do, everywhere we go online and offline, every relationship we have, everything we buy and say and do – it's all collected and stored and mined and used against us.

     The commercial surveillance industry provides the raw feedstock for a parade of horribles, from stalkers and bounty hunters turning up on their targets' front doors to cops rounding up demonstrators with location data from their phones to identity thieves tricking their marks.

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     nonlinear (nonlinear@social.praxis.nyc)'s status on Thursday, 08-Aug-2024 00:02:57 JST nonlinear

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     One effect of Google's monopoly power is a global privacy crisis. Google works with other members of the surveillance cartel to prevent the passage of privacy laws.

     AnthonyJK-Admin repeated this.
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     nonlinear (nonlinear@social.praxis.nyc)'s status on Thursday, 08-Aug-2024 00:02:59 JST nonlinear

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     Google *has* monopolized the advertising market. They operate a "full stack" ad-tech shop.

     By controlling the tools that sellers and buyers use, and the marketplace where they use them, Google steals billions from advertisers and publishers.