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Justice Department considering push for historic break up of Google after landmark antitrust ruling: report (nypost.com)
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[–] [email protected] 180 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Antitrust comes in waves in the US. First, it's a free for all to let the tech develop freely...then you see the horrors and a time of antitrust kicks in. This would be the 4th wave since the Sherman Act. Let's hope it's a good one.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Interesting! Go ooooonnnn 😍

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's all I had, I'm not an expert, but I hope they go after FB and microsoft too (in case that makes you feel randy like that other guy in the comments) :P

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Do you think they’d do Apple?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

A human can live their whole life without ever interacting with an Apple product by mistake. I'm not sure about that for android/google/adsense/maps/youtube. It takes a deliberate effort to avoid these guys and I'm still not completely free from it. Slightly easier but still a minefield with Microsoft and FB, especially in niche areas.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

My biggest fear about a Google breakup would be what that does to the mobile market, specifically in the US, given the iPhone's popularity here.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

You can also read about Lina Khan, the current chair on the FTC side of antitrust.