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It’s probably too big for one strong personality to get it back to the Don’t Be Evil days.

Regulation, litigation, or split it into pieces.

When was the last time any big company was split? AT&T 50 years ago, any newer examples? Nowadays big tech is too influential to allow politicians to make such decisions.

IMO we really need regulation on how support is done by big tech. It should be really hard for them to close accounts like this.

Agreed. This issue seems to be popping up constantly on the front page. Not just Google but many of these companies.

I should not be able to get customer service from a random McDonalds franchise over a chicken sandwich easier than a company that we spend thousands, tens, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars with.

They do not get to use "We're too big with too many customers" as a defense. They can figure it out.

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