The feds are also weighing “less severe” options, such as requiring Google to share data with rival search engines such as DuckDuckGo and Microsoft’s Bing.
  • TransplantedSconie@lemm.eeEnglish
    3501·
    5 months ago

    Do it! Then, do every single major conglomerate they’ve allowed to form over the last 30 years

    • Gsus4OPEnglish
      1811·
      5 months ago

      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.

        • Gsus4OPEnglish
          22·
          5 months ago

          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

            • Gsus4OPEnglish
              81·
              5 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.

            • ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.worldEnglish
              11·
              5 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.