Comment by roughly

6 months ago

If it came to light that somebody found a way to use this API in a way that is beneficial to society, would you be happy that Google could revoke access? Or unhappy?

This is a bit of a false dichotomy.

If it's useful, it's good that it was created. We should be happy about the progress. If it's harmful, we should be happy about guardrails.

Friction is a useful tool, I don't begrudge people or companies from employing it