Open AccessTHE GEOPOLITICAL DYNAMICS OF GOOGLE
Author(s) -
ShinJoung Yeo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
selected papers of internet research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2162-3317
DOI - 10.5210/spir.v2021i0.12079
Subject(s) - geopolitics , dominance (genetics) , the internet , position (finance) , corporation , order (exchange) , political science , global network , economic geography , business , geography , telecommunications , computer science , world wide web , law , politics , biochemistry , chemistry , finance , gene
US-based transnational corporation Alphabet-Google controls acritical entry point to the Internet, dominating over 90% of the global search market.Google’s global Internet dominance and expansion seem to reaffirm a long-established US-ledglobal communication order. However, this paper argues that the US position is far fromsecure, as geopolitical rivalries continue to animate and reshape the global communicationnetwork.