GOOGLE BREAKUP
Google is the most popular search engine with no relevant competition. Anywhere in the world, Google Search dominates upwards of 90% of the market, making it a de facto monopoly by definition. [0]
But Google didn’t rise to dominance by consumer choice alone. It rose to that dominance, because it was the default option on every single service and platform available. Chrome, the most popular browser by far, defaults to Google Search. Safari, the default web browse...
2024-10-16 16:30:07 +0000 UTC
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2024-10-15 22:24:35 +0000 UTC
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Exclusive: Google Contract Shows Deal With Israel Defense Ministry
https://time.com/6966102/google-contract-israel-defense-ministry-gaza-war/
Google provides cloud computing services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense, and the tech giant has negotiated deepening its partnership during Israel’s war in Gaza, a company document viewed by TIME shows.
2024-10-12 12:42:01 +0000 UTC
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Google is the most popular search engine with no relevant competition. Anywhere in the world, Google Search dominates upwards of 90% of the market, making it a de facto monopoly by definition. But Google didn’t rise to dominance by consumer choice alone. It rose to that dominance, because it was the default option on every single service and platform available. Chrome, the most popular browser by far, defaults to Google Search. Safari, the default web browser on the iPhone and the entire Ap...
2024-10-11 13:29:01 +0000 UTC
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Marques Keith Brownlee is a YouTube star behind the massively popular MKBHD channel. Over the span of his 15-year-old content creator career, Marques Brownlee grew to 20 million subscribers surpassing 4 billion total views and that only vaguely illustrates the true heights of his success.
Marques started making content in 2009, when he was still in high school and in a few years, he became the face of technology videos on YouTube. In 2013, a senior vice president of Google called him â€...
2024-09-30 18:32:49 +0000 UTC
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This is taken from MKBHD's wallpaper app Panels released on iOS and Android. I took these screengrabs from the data policy and permission manifest on the Google Play Store listing of the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=art.panels.wallpapers.playstore
Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) promises to fix the data collection disclosure but will it be satisfactory?
2024-09-30 18:32:16 +0000 UTC
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Hello, dear supporters! As paid members, you are making it possible for me to make these insane investigations and deep research videos that I spend way much more time on than I should. In many cases, you guys have reached out in a comment or DM about a topic you've found interesting and that has actually turned into content! Because you make my work possible, you have the privilege to make these suggestions!
So - what are some topics, cases or issues you want me to cover in my...
2024-09-28 12:19:01 +0000 UTC
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Sources for this:
From Elliot v Valve
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.337957/gov.uscourts.wawd.337957.1.0.pdf
99. Steam imposes the PMFN through more informal guidance as well. Steamworks Development is a forum where publishers interact with Valve employees. On this forum, when one publisher asked Valve about th...
2024-09-27 14:26:16 +0000 UTC
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Chapters
00:00 Problems and lies
01:15 Where is the evidence?
2:15 Proof that games are priced equally across multiple store fronts
5:11 Valve price parity requirement only mentions Steam keys
6:40 Evidence from lawsuits of Valve enforcing price parity beyond Steam keys
11:48 How Steam's price parity leads to higher prices for games across stores
I have evidence that Valve’s Steam is ripping every PC gamer off. And I have evidence this is the case...
2024-09-26 15:11:50 +0000 UTC
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This will by my newest video.
2024-09-21 13:07:01 +0000 UTC
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My videos are made with intent to be worked with. Not just passively consumed. In this episode, I lay out a structure how you can make the most out of what my content delivers. In any case, however you enjoy my content is up to you. This is just to show you my intentions.
2024-09-20 14:42:36 +0000 UTC
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Signal doesn't really have annoying fanboys but it does have better security and privacy than Telegram. This is why Telegram's claims hold no water.
2024-09-12 15:09:31 +0000 UTC
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Telegram is a messaging app with one billion users and currently the only platform whose CEO got arrested. This is Pavel Durov, the founder and chief executive officer of Telegram. He currently cannot leave France and has to report to a police station twice a week. His crime? Failing to respond to judicial requests to identify a suspect of an active investigation.
This is big. Arresting a tech exec is something that never happens, no matter the reason. [1]
The only other time I ca...
2024-09-11 17:28:20 +0000 UTC
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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov may think he is above the law. And maybe he is right...
2024-09-11 12:04:00 +0000 UTC
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2024-09-10 17:40:35 +0000 UTC
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Because it's a commonly known fact that kids often look up news on geopolitics of Iran.
2024-09-09 13:39:33 +0000 UTC
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Remembering the history of Valve's rise to dominance.
2024-08-31 11:06:01 +0000 UTC
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My newest video is out. This is early access just to paid members. It's also a longer cut than the YouTube upload will be.
2024-08-30 19:09:28 +0000 UTC
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Steam is the most popular and dominant PC gaming platform. It's owner and creator, Valve, may not have your best interests in mind in perpetuity, even though Valve is almost universally beloved by gamers and Linux advocates.
This will be my newest video!
2024-08-29 16:38:21 +0000 UTC
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Honest consideration of a new proposal to ban access to smartphones for children under age of 16.
Relevant article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/25/ee-warns-parents-against-giving-children-under-11-a-smartphone
2024-08-28 12:39:00 +0000 UTC
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Apple is demanding 30% tax from Patreon creators income on iOS. This is unacceptable and must be boycotted.
Post in question: https://www.patreon.com/posts/110584178
2024-08-27 18:26:30 +0000 UTC
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Apple feels entitled to a whole 30% cut of Patreon creators' earnings through Patreon app on the iPhone. This is in line with Apple's App Store policy that charges app developers a third of all in-app purchases and transactions. So in November 2024, all users of the iOS app will have their support slashed by 30%. If you are on the iOS Patreon app, USE PATREON.COM WEBSITE TO CONTINUE YOUR SUPPORT INSTEAD OF THE iOS APP.
Why should Apple be entitled to 30% of my Patr...
2024-08-23 13:58:00 +0000 UTC
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US government is for the first time considering this as an option for anti-trust involvement. Last time this happened was with AT&T/Bell Corp. in the 1980s. Their focus is Google Search and the Play Store. However, you can give answer on any one of the bundle of Google products (YouTube, Adsense, GMS, and others). Feel free to elaborate your thoughts in the comments!
2024-08-22 14:31:34 +0000 UTC
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This is a rough cut of my previous attempt to make the video on MrBeast. I thought I would trash it but decided to give it out to those who support me instead.
2024-08-16 13:03:01 +0000 UTC
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This is my OP-ED on the recent MrBeast drama and allegations. I don't think MrBeast's career is gonna be touched by any of this. There will be promises made, some things may change, but MrBeast is just too big fail. Perhaps the first creator who is truly untouchable and is the powerful person on this platform.
Some reading and sources On various MrBeast allegations:
Is MrBeast the world’s most controversial YouTuber? Meet the 22-year-old famous for giving million...
2024-08-15 16:07:58 +0000 UTC
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This is where the video is public, if you want to chime in the comments there: https://youtu.be/m645VYVE0TU
Imagine getting an opportunity to spend a heartfelt moment with your daughter. She asks you for help to a write a letter to her sport idol. And you could spend the time looking for the best words, bonding over her dreams. It’d be a teachable moment. A core memory, if you will.
But instead of all of...
2024-08-10 12:44:48 +0000 UTC
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Is the big tech blackmailing the government not to break them up? Or is the reverse true?
Post and comments in question: https://www.patreon.com/posts/breaking-google-109661889
2024-08-08 15:59:47 +0000 UTC
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