I agree with you that neither of those two points are credible much. (What "open Internet"?) I'm more worried that it builds an institutional structure that actually maintains the platform power. Curious what you think!
My conspiracy theory is that, in its negotiations with @Adlc_, @acccgovau, etc. Google is playing hard to get to give them the impression that they're resisting, but it's actually what they want: host the Web as its own walled garden and control monetisation.♥ 24↺ 1