Justice Dept. to file landmark antitrust case against Google

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The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its online dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

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It could be an opening salvo ahead of other major government antitrust actions, given ongoing investigations of major tech companies including Apple, Amazon and Facebook at both the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission.

https://apnews.com/article/google-justice-department-antitrust-0510e8f9047956254455ec5d4db06044

 

Not to bash a former employer but the company is in dire need of being broken up and penalized, and this is the first authoritative step in that direction after years of rhetoric and pointless political whining. 

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One of the reasons I switched to Bing on some devices and DuckDuckGo on my primary devices.

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Without even being a utility, these people are far beyond Ma Bell, and need to be broken up:

 

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NYT: Google and Apple Formed Agreement to Control the Internet

 

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A recent report from the New York Times states that the Justice Department is targeting a secretive partnership between Apple and Google worth billions of dollars as part of its landmark antitrust case. The deal, which cemented Google’s control of internet search, is described as “one of the most lucrative business deals in history” by the Times.

 

Breitbart News recently reported that the Department of Justice has filed its hotly-anticipated antitrust lawsuit against Google. 11 states also joined the DOJ action against the internet giant. The lawsuit claims that the company engaged in anticompetitive practices in order to preserve monopolies in the search and advertising components that make up huge sections of the tech firm’s main business.

 

Now, the New York Times has outlined one deal between Apple and Google that is reportedly an area of focus in the case. The deal cemented Google as the primary search engine on Apple’s devices, funneling massive amounts of traffic to the search giant.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/10/26/nyt-google-and-apple-formed-agreement-to-control-the-internet/

 

 

The article in question for those who care to read it:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/25/technology/apple-google-search-antitrust.html

Edited October 26, 2020 by Burnt Reynolds