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Being part of and accelerating the ad-driven internet, drinking up water for data centers, not filtering out scam apps and websites from its results and store, intrusive collection of private information, etc etc.

Why is this downvoted? Google is responsible for every literally malicious ad attempting to harm people that they display.

There is a big difference between "these ads have flashing lights and take up half the screen and are annoying" and "this ad is attempting to defraud you".

> drinking up water for data centers

As long as your law allows it, it's not Google's liability. Just change the law. But you call regulations "communism".

I'm not American.

Google helped the IDF kill innocent people in Gaza

https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/israelop...

Google turned android into a personal data harvester and advertising machine

You can support the incredible things Google have achieved over the last couple of decades ... while also acknowledging the absolute shit shows they've been involved with.

Doesn't sound like the original commenter here is supporting anything positive big tech has achieved at all...