The U.S. Department of Justice is ramping up its case against Google’s alleged monopoly, suggesting the government could eventually force the company to sell its widely-used Chrome browser. The move is part of the DoJ’s push to challenge Google’s hold over the digital advertising and search engine markets.

The Justice Department’s latest legal action accuses Google of engaging in anticompetitive behavior by unfairly using its dominance in search and advertising to prop up its other services, most notably Chrome. The government argues that Google’s browser and vast data ecosystem have given the company an outsized advantage over competitors, stifling innovation and harming consumers. By bundling Chrome with its Android operating system, Google has built an extensive network that could limit consumer choice and make it difficult for smaller firms to compete.

  • katy ✨
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    271 month ago

    the doj doesn’t care about monopolies; the doj just wants to punish people who don’t push fascist agendas.

    • @[email protected]
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      281 month ago

      Google’s ad network and YouTube are pushing the agenda more than pretty much everyone.

      • @[email protected]
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        31 month ago

        I thought so too because I only get horrific conservative nonsense from their platforms but turns out they’ve been vearing left lately, delisting conservative news and banning far right advertisers.

      • @[email protected]
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        21 month ago

        They’re an open platform. Anyone can buy ad time on their platforms. It has nothing to do with Google and everything to do with people buying ad time.

        If you’re going to be pissed, then be pissed. Just be right.

        • @[email protected]
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          01 month ago

          Just thinking one step further: If I have capital, I control the ads and content.

          Thank god the rich are interested in human rights.

        • @[email protected]
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          21 month ago

          “Guns don’t kill people, people do!” No structural issues here to see, please proceed /s

          • @[email protected]
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            11 month ago

            More like, if you sell a gun and follow the law, you’re not responsible if the person you sold the gun to murders someone…

            They’re an ad agency. They sell ad space. If “anti-abortion” people buy ads, that doesn’t mean that Google is pushing anti-abortion. How anyone could think like that is frankly the epitome of stupidity.