[Comments-com-amendment-3-03jan20] The slow death of a free and open internet
Like many people i believe in the internet being a free and open space for the sharing of information It has become evident that the internet as a whole is being consolidated into a handful of platforms owned by a small number of Tech Companies. Such as Facebook, Google and Amazon One of the only ways to have your own space on the internet outside of the reach of big techs ever-changing terms of service. Is to purchase your own domain and hosting. Increasing the price of purchasing a domain name. Even if this price change is very small. May be enough to stop smaller domain owners from renewing or buying new domains. I already have noticed that many small businesses still use Gmail addresses and Facebook pages instead of hosting their own websites and email. I can see why many business owners may do this. After-all why bother buying your own domain names, email and hosting when Google and Facebook will happily provide all the internet services you may need for free. Besides the data collection and lack of Privacy. Please don't play into Big Tech's hands Thank you for your consideration.
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Brian Hamilton