Small is beautiful free software column
The Internet is a democratising force breaking down cultural, racial and religious boundaries, yet its services are dominated by a few. The EU is investigating Google for anti- competitive activities. This action is the latest in a series of anti-trust investigations by the eU against powerful tech corporations. Google is everywhere and, as corporations go, sees itself as benevolent. Google was the first search engine to work as intended and its means of raising income are barely perceptible to the end user, but it is also one of a small number of corporations that have ‘owned’ the commons that is the world wide web. others include amazon, facebook and Twitter.
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