Many people rely on Google Cloud for CDN or hosting services.

Some of that business could move to Amazon or AWS.

There are other services available as well.

FB and Elon's X provide free hosting options that let users share content.

They store that content on their platforms and help users discover it through suggestions and social connections.

They also provide internal search features.

They sell ads to monetize the traffic and network activity on their platforms.

That revenue helps cover the costs of providing free hosting.

Few things are truly free.

In practice, the free offering may only be available for a limited time.

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Many people and businesses on FB also rely on free gmail accounts from Google.

They could theoretically offer their own email services, with addresses like [email protected], [email protected], or a similar meta-style option.

Google's search business is a major asset and a core part of what established the company.

If that advantage were diminished, it could be difficult to recover.