Post #2658711
2026-03-25 09:18 UTC
@maccruiskeen@social.linux.pizza yes + tks. I also think that patent registrations aren't plans but possibilities, though the direction of travel and intent are clear.
but I wouldn't write off commercial websites as being fair targets. e.g. I buy most gardening stuff, especially plants, online, and from independent retailers, and that sector in the UK is under massive consolidation pressure which would only be intensified by this kind of thing.
tbf I don't use google's browser or search engine.
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@maccruiskeen@social.linux.pizza 2026-03-25 14:36
@mariafarrell@mastodon.social Oh no, I didn't mean fair target, I meant the complaint was fair, since they would be the target. Though the 'we have to just give in to Google' attitude in the article doesn't exactly inspire sympathy. Google is powerful but not the whole world. They will take and give nothing back, so feeding them is in no one's interest.