Andrew Orlowski(@AndrewOrlowski):A paid shill complaining that giant AI companies can’t steal stuff for free. She revives the old “it breaks the internet” meme. In 2012 I wrote a history of this phrase and how it was used to kill a similar publishing initiative that Google didn’t like. Link in first comment below:

Andrew Orlowski

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Andrew Orlowski@AndrewOrlowski

2026.09.22 19:24

A paid shill complaining that giant AI companies can’t steal stuff for free. She revives the old “it breaks the internet” meme. In 2012 I wrote a history of this phrase and how it was used to kill a similar publishing initiative that Google didn’t like. Link in first comment below: