On: Google made me ruin a perfectly good website (2023...

[zeroCalories]

Because if there are alternatives, then it isn't a monopoly. Even if we're restricting ourselves to ads, there are other ad networks, and you can find your own sponsors. The OP is a self-admitted lazy commie and just wants to say "Google bad".

[Dylan16807 → zeroCalories]

> Because if there are alternatives, then it isn't a monopoly.

The definition of monopoly is not 100% market share.

[zeroCalories → Dylan16807]

Yeah, it's also not having a high market share.

[Dylan16807 → zeroCalories]

It seems to me that google has an overpowering presence in the ad market.

[Repulsion9513 → zeroCalories]

> and businesses approaching them

> but it isn't a monopoly!!!11