Comment by kiitos

making an HTTP GET request to an IP and port over the public internet, and getting a response back, is an interaction defined in a technical context, which has its own definitions for concepts like public/private.

stuff like licenses.txt or robots.txt exist in totally separate context, which has a totally separate set of definitions for concepts like public/private.

can't really conflate context-specific concepts like public/private, over multiple and incompatible contexts like technical/legal

the claim that "a lot of backhaul is now owned by FAANG" is obviously untrue at a basic technical level. the broader argument is cynical, unfalsifiable, and uninteresting.