Yes, the Google thing has a lot to it.
The idea that Google is an "open channel of information" is not accurate.
Google, Facebook, etc are probably going to roll out there own blockchain product so are snuffing out the competition. On the surface they appear to be about "freedom of information", but in actual fact they are not. That's what I don't like. Playing it both ways.
Let the free market be the free market. And the people decide.