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Yes, yes, yes. "AMP keeps users within Google’s domain and diverts traffic away from other websites for the benefit of Google. At a scale of billions of users, this has the effect of further reinforcing Google’s dominance of the Web." ampletter.org mathewi/951093696107134977
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I too have co-signed. As it stands, Google's use of AMP to de-brand publications is dangerous and bad for readers and media companies. Google's push to deform SERPs with AMP is domineering and monopolistic. For AMP to continue this way is dangerous. Rich_Harris/951090284468801536
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Google's implementation of AMP is bad for media literacy: Chronotope/816318639582441473
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Its implementation is counter to the open web and Google's pressure with it runs against the principles the Internet was founded on. Chronotope/651763107908481025
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It creates a dangerous and anti-competitive reliance on Google Chronotope/816321483429609475
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It is not a legitimate strategy in its current form to solve the actual problems that cause the web to be slow Chronotope/924008311590137861
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And publishers are trapped by Google's dominance. DCNorg/816314000317288449
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Google's current wielding of AMP is a blunt instrument to avoid: fixing their own problems; negotiating with advertisers and agencies; and healing an ecosystem they continue to harm. JackWellborn/951097617668345857
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If you would like to cosign github.com/amp-letter/amp-letter.github.io but don't know how to do a PR, drop me a line and I'll help.