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Re:Justice Department to File Antitrust Suit Against Google by CogentHedgehog on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @09:34AM (#24837071)
Google definitely needs anti-trust scrutiny, but I find the timing suspicious. It smells like a politically-motivated hit job, especially since Facebook didn't get a suit as well.
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Re:Justice Department to File Antitrust Suit Against Google by sushicalculus on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @09:45AM (#24837201)
> but I find the timing suspicious.

This has been in work for over a year. This is not suspicious to anyone that's seen the headlines

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Re:Justice Department to File Antitrust Suit Against Google by dragonwriter on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @10:31AM (#24837727)
It's been transparently motivated by partisan politics the whole time, too, but even if it wasn’t that wouldn't stop the timing of the actual filing from being suspect.
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Re:Justice Department to File Antitrust Suit Against Google by CogentHedgehog on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @10:10AM (#24837457)
The Trump administration has been laying the groundwork for this action for a while, yes. That doesn't mean it's any less suspicious that they actually file suit right before the election.
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