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Yes, but the method of it gaining power is irrelevant – what matters is how that power is used.

There's nothing wrong with Google having a huge market share. But when that market share is used to essentially hide knowledge about competitors, isn't it obvious that the market becomes less free?

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That's very true, I think Google are in a very unique position where the normal understanding of monopolies perhaps don't apply, or are even more serious as they essentially control the flow of information to such a large degree. Very good point.

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