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I find the manic defense of corporate interests over the interests of the public more sickening.
by s_kilk 9y ago
I find the manic defense of corporate interests over the interests of the public more sickening.
- mehwoot 9y agoWelcome to America
- vegancap 9y agoAmerica? I thought this was Google vs the EU?
- ionised 9y agoAmericans seem to think this is the US versus the EU.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoAs an American who wishes his government protected him as well as the EU is protecting their citizens, I kinda resent being grouped in here. Google fans would like to make this about US vs. the EU, because it misdirects away from Google's illegal actions. But multiple US companies asked for and supported this investigation against Google. And I wish our government laid down the same charges against them here.
- ionised 9y agoMy understanding is that the same anti-trust protections exist in the US, perhaps even stronger ones, but were not applied. Is this just a case of lobbying corruption?
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoI summarized the bulk of the issue here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14644723 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14644723 The FTC's staff have previously recommended filing charges against Google, and then the people up the ladder buried it.
- vegancap 9y agoI just don't understand how surfacing affiliated ads over others on Google own sites is a big deal? They're a revenue generating service, of course they're going to favour ad networks and channels which benefit them the most financially. To fine a private business €2.4bn for conducting pretty standard business practices.
- s_kilk 9y agoBecause the user has an expectation that they'll be shown the best results, not the most self-shilled results.
- vegancap 9y agoSurely as a user you'd view promoted shopping results in Google with a pinch of salt and look around first? I just don't agree that warrants a €2.4bn fine. Again, unless I've misunderstood the full picture
- ionised 9y ago> Surely as a user you'd view promoted shopping results in Google with a pinch of salt and look around first? Most users don't.