- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.zip
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.zip
Nearly a year ago, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google had acted illegally to maintain a monopoly on the search engine market.
It was a decision that sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley and Washington.
I still won’t use Chrome no matter who owns it.
What’s the play here? Why is trump’s DOJ still pursuing anti trust after having all the CEOs at his inauguration? Is he trying to extort concessions out of the tech giants or something?
Asserting dominance
Maybe Google’s CEO did something to piss him off
Kagi people
All companies will eventually try to become monopolies if they get large enough. It’s the nature of capitalism, to do whatever it takes for the bottom line of profit and company growth. That’s why regulations are a good thing, to put limits where a company alone will never do.
Shoulda not been evil.
Reminder Google is complicit in genocide.
Looks like they didn’t pay enough protection money.
Full fat article version
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/21/nx-s1-5369404/google-doj-opening-statements-remedies-trial