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 ** Timothy Cain on Capitalism
 
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OsWuFo2jp4
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+** DONE Yey USA!
+CLOSED: [2024-10-16 Wed 00:10]
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+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: usa-big-tech
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :Abstract USA doing something... right?
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :Listening MC Frontalot - Nerdcore Rising
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: :Listening_url https://frontalot.com/
+:END:
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+We can (and should) blame the modern USA for a lot of what is bad about the web today.
+But we also need to praise it, so it knows it did good and maybe, just maybe, it will do it again.
+
+Firstly, the Google's Antitrust Case is going into very interesting areas.
+Not only was the scolding pretty hard, but now we have very rational remediation items: split Google into manageable parts.
+I, for one, would love to see it happen.
+As things are now, nothing can stand in its way.
+Google may break everything, and they would still be the standard.
+Have I said "may"?
+I meant "has"!
+The examples are numerous - [[https://mashable.com/article/google-search-low-quality-research][1]], [[https://killedbygoogle.com/][2]], [[https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/15/24270981/google-chrome-ublock-origin-phaseout-manifest-v3-ad-blocker][3]], [[https://superuser.com/questions/1773208/how-can-i-block-the-sign-in-with-google-prompt-on-websites][4]], [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/08/google-meta-omaha-data-centers/][5]], [[https://www.2600.com/content/hope-needs-your-help-update][6]], among others.
+They are the de-facto keepers of the web, and all of it because they can fuel their machine with ad revenue.
+[[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/googles-ai-deals-could-hurt-its-search-monopoly-appeal-expert-says/][It may no longer be the case.]]
+Fingers fully crossed!
+
+Second: [[https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/sony-ubisoft-scandals-prompt-calif-ban-on-deceptive-sales-of-digital-goods/][California bans using the word "buy" when there was no actual purchase.]]
+I wrote about my position on what it means to "own" something in the digital year [[/blog/2023/digital-ownership/][last year]], so yeah.
+Lawmakers have my full support.
+[[https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/pc-gaming/steam-now-confirms-youre-buying-a-license-not-a-game-heres-why-that-sucks][Steam has already updated their buttons]], so now we can all avoid it.
+
+The EU is gripping pretty hard, USA is joining the fun as well.
+Maybe good times will come again?
+
 ** DONE Modern gaming on FreeBSD, first attempt
 CLOSED: [2024-10-03 Thu 21:04]
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