Technology @lemmy.world Dot. @feddit.org 5d ago

How your online world could change if big tech companies like Google are forced to break up.

theconversation.com How your online world could change if big tech companies like Google are forced to break up

Less domination could lead to more choice and innovation.

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You receive a message notification on WhatsApp, which was sent by your friend using her Signal messaging app

yeah Signal has already said they don't have plans to do that.
I degoogled in 2018. Not much would change for me.
- I followed you in 2019 and did the same thing. So it would not affect me very much either.
  
  I followed in 2021. What remains is that I use YouTube quite a lot (even though it's through piped or yt-dlp).
- Only thing I use Google for is Maps, and by now that would be easy to replace.
The year is 2030, and you are on your way to meet a friend for a meal.

I don't eat out

You receive a message notification on WhatsApp

I don't use any of ~~DARPA Lifelog~~ ~~Facebook~~ Meta disservices.

which was sent by your friend using her Signal messaging app

I don't have friends. And DEFINITELY not girls. (I use Arch btw)

You choose an app because you like the way it looks

I think I just vomited a little bit in my mouth

You look at reviews produced by people you follow

I don't "follow" people and never will.
~~Is this corpo propaganda?~~

~~Would anyone please think about the mega corp🤡~~
- Did you read the article? It's talking primarily about how this could be really good for consumers.
  
  clearly not!
  
  Good to see media having a back bone... i guess google i did not pay them 20k for this one then.
- Did you read it? It definitely has the tone of supporting the break up...
- I know this isn't what you meant but:
  
  https://promowestlive.com/our-venues/megacorp-pavilion
  
  wtf... why would anyone name it that?!

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