• theneverfox@pawb.social
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    1 year ago

    A lot of those are still too big - Google ads basically just compete with facebooks. The two control the marketplace between ad buyers and sellers - too much power

    YouTube itself is far too powerful too - it’s one of the biggest platforms on top of the default video hosting service, giving them far too much control via the algorithm

    Microsoft’s Xbox isn’t a big deal, but the sheer number of publishers again gives them control over a marketplace

    What we need is to force them to rent out the network at cost, the way we do with cell phone providers. Force them to host buy/sell offers at cost, and serve ads with a limited amount of profit

    Plus, they’re too big even then - companies with that much money or control over discourse are a threat to democracy, full stop

    It’s a very messy situation we find ourselves in, but it’s only going to get worse the longer we let it fester

    • bamboo@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Xbox specifically could be broken up into studios, publishers, and consoles.