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Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (www.theregister.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

What you don't need Google to access internet

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Yes, but users with basic knowledge don't even get the difference between a web browser and a search engine. Shutting down Google seems like a perfect "simple" explanation for a general digital lockdown.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You're describing users without basic knowledge.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I don’t know, I still see a lot of people not knowing this. I’ve seen iPhone users get confused when I use Safari to go to a website rather than the Google app on their phone.

It’s really a shame because you just know that that Google app is just spyware.