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The Open Web: Dead, Alive, or Just Complicated?

Google kills* the open web. Amazon kills* The Trade Desk, which kills* the open web. GenAI kills* search, the open web, and ...

Google got caught saying the open web is in ‘rapid decline,’ and publishers are up in arms about its AI ‘content theft’

Google says the web is thriving and it’s in “rapid decline,” as publishers accuse it of “theft” and being a “bad actor.” So ...

'The fact is that today, the open web is already in rapid decline,' says Google in court, then quickly rows back on that statement

"It's clear from the preceding sentence that we're referring to 'open-web display advertising' and not the open web as a ...
AppleInsider

Apple still effectively blocks rival browser engines on iOS despite EU order

The Open Web Advocacy group claims that despite claiming to allow rival browser engines on the iPhone, Apple has made it impossible for developers to create them. At the end of June 2025, the European ...