Re:Google CEO Sundar Pichai to Meet with Top GOP Lawmakers
by obpacheco on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @10:57PM
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its not just that google has a search engine, they also own youtube, which plays a huge role into how people are getting their news today, as people watch less and less television.
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Re:Google CEO Sundar Pichai to Meet with Top GOP Lawmakers
by thrmsforbfast on Wednesday September 26, 2018 @01:20AM
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bobdole123456's point is that monopolies aren't illegal but abuse of monopoly power is illegal (you're being downvoted because you do not explicitly address that fact).
But I actually think you raise an extremely interesting question: does pushing a political agenda using your monopoly position constitute an abuse of monopoly power?
The advent of privately controlled monopolistic forums is somewhat new. I don't think it's at all obvious how the spirit of anti-trust law should be extended in the age of platforms...
We're in new territory.