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Same here, but working with that assumption:

Yes. And we might have too I'd say. Given the defacto monopoly they have, I think it is reasonable to agree that they fulfill a public utility function and thus need to be held to a higher standard. This should however be done through regulation, cause that is why we have governments.



But other search engines do exist, and it is trivial to switch from Google to Bing or DuckDuckGo. Unlike a social network, you can switch your search engine in isolation without waiting for others to switch.




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