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A comment on US vs. Google Amicus Curiae Brief of Y Combinator in Support of Plaintiffs [pdf]. Parent comment

Re:US vs. Google Amicus Curiae Brief of Y Combinator in Supp... by dataflow on Saturday May 10, 2025 @04:01PM (#43948477)
Would YouTube not also be affected here? I don't have numbers but it seems to me a huge number of people depend on it as both consumers and producers, and I'm not sure it has any viable alternatives.

My even bigger worry is actually the effects on privacy, security, and people's data. I'm very curious what other companies people would trust more with their data.

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Re:US vs. Google Amicus Curiae Brief of Y Combinator in Supp... by cyberax on Saturday May 10, 2025 @06:10PM (#43949420)
Why would it? Youtube sells ads (and premium subscriptions) on its own. It doesn't really need the rest of Google, and can just continue living as a separate company.
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Re:US vs. Google Amicus Curiae Brief of Y Combinator in Supp... by worik on Saturday May 10, 2025 @06:13PM (#43949434)
> ta. I'm very curious what other companies people would trust more with their data.

The problem is one company with all the data.

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Re:US vs. Google Amicus Curiae Brief of Y Combinator in Supp... by dataflow on Saturday May 10, 2025 @06:15PM (#43949442)
> The problem is one company with all the data.

I realize, but the idea that we won't have another giant company succeeding at achieving the same seems like wishful thinking.

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Re:US vs. Google Amicus Curiae Brief of Y Combinator in Supp... by int_19h on Saturday May 10, 2025 @09:57PM (#43950621)
Making sure another company doesn't get into the same position is precisely what antitrust laws and enforcement agencies are for.

The only reason why we have the mess we do is because we have made our antitrust toothless starting in 1980s, and it's only gradually coming back now.

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