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There has been no regulatory action since Microsoft (which happened as Google was being born), so the tech giants have forgotten fear and no longer self-regulate out of simple self-interest.



Another way of looking at it is: they absolutely are self-regulating.

And it appears to be a problem.

Another problem is, there's effectively no distinction between regulator and regulatee.


> Another way of looking at it is: they absolutely are self-regulating.

If they do that, it's not really visible, I don't see any regulation with how Google is behaving regarding search & web, if anything it looks like anti-competitive monopoly behaviours.


Ya'll misunderstood.

Self-regulating in the same way an alcoholic meth addict self-regulates.


Most of us understand, it's just that your "word play" is not helpful.




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