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Re:Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store by nova22033 on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @07:50AM (#26565947)
What I don't get is why Google is allowed to provide a browser and be a major content provider at the same time.

For the same reason you are allowed to make this comment or I am allowed to reply. There is no explicit law prohibiting them from providing a free browser while also being dominant in the content space.

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Re:Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store by OkayPhysicist on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @08:35AM (#26566343)
There is a fair argument to be made that Google's vertical integration of internet advertising could be running afoul of antitrust laws, if those were still being enforced in the US.
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Re:Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store by astrea on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @10:42AM (#26567829)
Well whenever the governments of the world get their heads out of their collective asses and learn what a computer even is, then we can have competent legislation.
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Re:Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store by zeroonetwothree on Wednesday March 24, 2021 @12:14PM (#26569167)
I think you’ll find that the areas with the most government oversight are not exactly the best in terms of innovation and quality.
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