This honestly seems pointless. Would be better off just not allowing to google to own the property, even as a subsidiary. That would throw a wrench into too many aspects of society, so I don’t actually see that happening.
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AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 7 months agoNot sure what changes, but it’s scary how much Google controls. Even if we just broke off YouTube from them, that would be a big deal.
Ideally we would split their search engine, YouTube, and chrome each into two competing companies. (Google A, Google B, Chrome A, Chrome B, YouTube A, YouTube B)
Because Google has so much power they can make changes that will break search results, websites, and browsers if you don’t accept changes that are beneficial to them.
SaltySalamander@fedia.io 7 months ago
Without the rest of Google, Youtube doesn't exist, because it doesn't make any money and it costs a shitload of money to run.
Google's actual businesses aren't Android, or Chrome, or Youtube (not including Youtube TV). They're AdSense, Google Cloud, their hardware division, the Play Store, the aforementioned Youtube TV, etc. Those are the things that make Google money, and really the only things you could realistically split off from Google and expect to still exist in a year or two.