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Ask HN: How would you feel if we nationalized Google?

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Hacker News

What happened

Not enough space in the title, the actual scenario is this: A hypothetical US gov't, benevolent and markedly less corrupt than the current one, passes a Constitutional amendment to nationalize Alphabet, with the express intent to return Google Search…

Key facts

  • Reported by Hacker News and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:41:11 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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