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Monopoly power without regulation: blame the regulators, say critics
Original: The expected outcome of monopoly power in the absence of regulation. People should be mad at the regulators. Not at a fo
Commentators are arguing that Google's dominance in search, combined with the rollout of AI-generated results, is the predictable result of monopoly power left unregulated. They say public anger should be directed at regulators who failed to act, not at a for-profit company exploiting its market reach. Some also note a business risk for Google: if users dislike AI search, it could threaten the company's core product.
Why now: Frustration with AI-powered search results is reigniting debate over why Google's search monopoly was never curbed by regulators.
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- The expected outcome of monopoly power in the absence of regulation. People should be mad at the regulators. Not at a for-profit company that is just making use of its market reach. On the other hand, that's also a potential problem for Google: If people don't like AI search,… · remixtures@tldr.nettime.org · 1
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