Lina Khan had the right idea and mandate, but she was too fucking slow.
When the Dems swing back into power, the gutting of big tech needs to be swift and thorough. The backbone needs to be severed. I'm screaming at my representatives to do this.
Google took over web tech, turned the URL bar into their Search product. They force brands to buy ads for their name brands - think about how much money they make by selling ads on the keywords "Airpods" or "Nintendo Switch". They forced removal of ad blocking tech unilaterally. They buy up all the panes of glass they don't already own. They don't allow you to install your own software on mobile anymore. And you have to buy ads for your app too, otherwise your competitor gets installed. If you develop software, you're perpetually taxed and have to do things their way. They're increasingly severing the customer relationship. They're putting themselves in as middle men in the payments industry, the automotive industry, the entertainment industry...
Look at how many products they've built and thrown away in the game of trying to broker your daily life.
I could go on and on and on... They're leeches. Giant, Galactus-sized leeches.
The bulk of the money they make is from installing themselves as middlemen.
And anyone thinking they're you're friends - they conspired to suppress wages, and they're actively cutting jobs and rebuilding the teams in India. Congrats, they love you. They're gutting America and are 100% anti-American. I love India and have nothing against its people, I'm just furious that this domestic company - this giant built on the backs of American labor and its population - hates its own country so much. (You know they hate us because they're still stuffing Corporate Memphis down our throat.)
Edit: I have to say one thing positively because Google makes me so negative. This website is beautiful. I was instantly transported back in time. But it's also a nice modern reinterpretation of retro web design. I love it so much.