U.S. Accuses Google of Illegally Protecting Monopoly

Re:U.S. Accuses Google of Illegally Protecting Monopoly by read_if_gay_ on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @07:10PM (#24843237)

The difference is none of the companies you listed have the same amount of control over the internet. SV giants are the new gatekeepers of information.

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Re:U.S. Accuses Google of Illegally Protecting Monopoly by userbinator on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @09:49PM (#24844123)

Exactly. Those companies are more of a "you buy things from them" than the "your knowledge and view of the world is filtered through it" of Google. Google yields tremendous power over people just by what results it shows them when they search for things.

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Re:U.S. Accuses Google of Illegally Protecting Monopoly by mike00632 on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @11:31PM (#24844515)

But a better alternative to measure power could be lobbying efforts and spending, which the tech companies are lagging in.

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