Why doesn't HN have the courage to go after MBS who murders journalists, or Putin who invaded the Crimea and attacked free elections everywhere? Come on people get your priorities straightened out.
I don't see anything wrong with going after Google, as they have time and time again lied to customers and taken advantage of customers with help from our legal system.
Both are bad, but one is easier for technophiles to discuss and brainstorm than the other I would guess.
well some did, they're gone now
Edit: but on a more on-topic note, because I like using Firefox and don't want to be forced to use Chrome.
There's a fine line between 'muh muh big corporation bad derp' and not wanting to become a helpless subject to our corporate overlords.
Asking what about unrelated x, y or z is a frequent pattern of “whataboutism” used to derail conversations.