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> Sometimes the cover-up is more damaging than the crime.

I hate walled gardens. What troubles me more is that something that came from addressing a competitor's product (Fb's Instant Articles in this case) has grown to do more damage than what Instant Articles could have in the first place.

As for the Google Amp URL, they are working on fixing it. https://twitter.com/cramforce/status/950549603975233536

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They’re not fixing it, they’re forcing major browser vendors to patch their software to insert a different URL (the publisher’s) into the address bar than the one that was actually loaded (google.com).

Personally I hope Apple continues to ignore the AMP standard and leaves the links broken on iOS Safari, because it’s the only way to make it obvious to users what’s happening. Google is trying to sweep it under the rug; hopefully Apple doesn’t let them get away with it.

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