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title = "Yey USA!"
author = ["Michał Sapka"]
date = 2024-10-16T00:10:00+02:00
categories = ["blog"]
draft = false
weight = 2001
image_dir = "blog/images"
image_max_width = 600
Abstract = "USA doing something... right?"
Listening = "MC Frontalot - Nerdcore Rising"
Listening_url = "https://frontalot.com/"
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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 - [1](https://mashable.com/article/google-search-low-quality-research), [2](https://killedbygoogle.com/), [3](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/15/24270981/google-chrome-ublock-origin-phaseout-manifest-v3-ad-blocker), [4](https://superuser.com/questions/1773208/how-can-i-block-the-sign-in-with-google-prompt-on-websites), [5](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/08/google-meta-omaha-data-centers/), [6](https://www.2600.com/content/hope-needs-your-help-update), among others.
They are the de-facto keepers of the web, and all of it because they can fuel their machine with ad revenue.
[It may no longer be the case.](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/googles-ai-deals-could-hurt-its-search-monopoly-appeal-expert-says/)
Fingers fully crossed!
Second: [California bans using the word "buy" when there was no actual purchase.](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/sony-ubisoft-scandals-prompt-calif-ban-on-deceptive-sales-of-digital-goods/)
I wrote about my position on what it means to "own" something in the digital year [last year](/blog/2023/digital-ownership/), so yeah.
Lawmakers have my full support.
[Steam has already updated their buttons](https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/pc-gaming/steam-now-confirms-youre-buying-a-license-not-a-game-heres-why-that-sucks), 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?
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