#How to stop Google self-preferencing? Europe may not be the model

#How to stop Google self-preferencing? Europe may not be the model

“#How to stop Google self-preferencing? Europe may not be the model” After a wide-ranging 16-month investigation, a congressional subcommittee examining dominance in the technology industry last week recommended more than two dozen updates to the U.S. antitrust system, including implementing nondiscrimination rules that would limit “preferential or discriminatory treatment” by dominant platforms. But such rules…

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#‘This isn’t the dial-up 1990s’

#‘This isn’t the dial-up 1990s’

“#‘This isn’t the dial-up 1990s’” Google responded to the Department of Justice’s blockbuster lawsuit against it on Tuesday by suggesting that the law enforcement agency is stuck in the past. In a snark-laden blog post, Google’s chief legal officer Kent Walker denied claims that the company is forcing consumer to use its search engine —saying…

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#DOJ sues Google over ‘unlawful monopolies’ in search, ads

#DOJ sues Google over ‘unlawful monopolies’ in search, ads

“#DOJ sues Google over ‘unlawful monopolies’ in search, ads” The Justice Department on Tuesday filed its long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Google, marking the biggest challenge to big tech in 22 years. The lawsuit by the law enforcement agency accuses the search giant of maintaining “unlawful monopolies” in its search and advertising businesses. The suit, filed…

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#By censoring The Post, Big Tech is begging for big-time reform

#By censoring The Post, Big Tech is begging for big-time reform

“#By censoring The Post, Big Tech is begging for big-time reform” The increasing brazenness with which the various Big Tech behemoths distort their search algorithms to hide conservative viewpoints, undermine conservatives through “shadow banning” and weaponize the sanctimonious and self-serving “fact-checking” cottage industry to suppress conservative voices has long been clear. The 2017 dismissal of…

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