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Hacker News debates a hypothetical nationalization of Google

Original: Ask HN: How would you feel if we nationalized Google? Not enough space in the title, the actual scenario is this: A hypo

A discussion thread asks how people would feel if a hypothetical, benevolent US government passed a Constitutional amendment to nationalize Alphabet, turning Google into public property. The prompt has drawn arguments over state control of core internet infrastructure, censorship risks, and whether private tech monopolies should face similar public ownership instead.

Why now: The provocative thought experiment about state ownership of the world's dominant search company invites debate over Big Tech power and government control.

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• Ask HN: How would you feel if we nationalized Google? Not enough space in the title, the actual scenario is this: A hypothetical US gov't, benevolent and markedly less corrupt than the current one, passes a Constitutional amendment to nationalize Alphabet, with the express…… · techwire@gamefan.net · 3

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