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> 'Details about the Justice Department’s legal theories for a case against Google couldn’t be learned.' That's what it seems like to me too. I understand a p

> 'Details about the Justice Department’s legal theories for a case against Google couldn’t be learned.' That's what it seems like to me too. I understand a popular opinion is that Google is too big, should be broken up, etc. But I really don't think there's a prevailing justification. Or examples of competition that they've supposedly stifled? This stinks of politics. > The company owns the dominant tool at every link in the complex chain between online publishers and advertisers. The same could be said about Apple - they have the dominant (actually, the only tool) at every link between iOS developers and iPhone users. I think the case is weak. Google's a big company, sure. They're the most popular in many areas. But what about that requires anti-trust, compared to hundreds of other companies that check that same "most popular and big" box?

jaydz 6y ago
No laws are being violated, Google will pay a fine and make some small changes. The last thing the DOJ wants is an embarrassing defeat in court.
adrianmonk 6y ago
> This stinks of politics. Yes, and Trump has threatened Google explicitly before. For example: > Google search results for “Trump News” shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake News Media. In other words, they have it RIGGED, for me & others, so that almost all stories & news is BAD. Fake CNN is prominent. Republican/Conservative & Fair Media is shut out. Illegal? 96% of results on “Trump News” are from National Left-Wing Media, very dangerous. Google & others are suppressing voices of Conservatives and hiding information and news that is good. They are controlling what we can & cannot see. This is a very serious situation-will be addressed! (https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1034456281120206848?lang=en https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/10344562811202068...) And on the same day he said this: > Q Do you think that Google should be investigated? > PRESIDENT TRUMP: Yeah, I think Google has really taken advantage of a lot of people. And I think that’s a very serious thing, and it’s a very serious charge. I think what Google and what others are doing — if you look at what’s going on at Twitter, if you look at what’s going on in Facebook, they better be careful, because you can’t do that to people. You can’t do it. > We have tremendous — we have literally thousands and thousands of complaints coming in. And you just can’t do that. And so I think that Google and Twitter and Facebook, they’re really treading on very, very troubled territory. And they have to be careful. It’s not fair to large portions of the population. (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-u-s-soccer-president-carlos-cordeiro-2026-world-cup/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-pres...)

jaydz 6y ago

No laws are being violated, Google will pay a fine and make some small changes. The last thing the DOJ wants is an embarrassing defeat in court.

adrianmonk 6y ago

> This stinks of politics. Yes, and Trump has threatened Google explicitly before. For example: > Google search results for “Trump News” shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake News Media. In other words, they have it RIGGED, for me & others, so that almost all stories & news is BAD. Fake CNN is prominent. Republican/Conservative & Fair Media is shut out. Illegal? 96% of results on “Trump News” are from National Left-Wing Media, very dangerous. Google & others are suppressing voices of Conservatives and hiding information and news that is good. They are controlling what we can & cannot see. This is a very serious situation-will be addressed! (https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1034456281120206848?lang=en https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/10344562811202068...) And on the same day he said this: > Q Do you think that Google should be investigated? > PRESIDENT TRUMP: Yeah, I think Google has really taken advantage of a lot of people. And I think that’s a very serious thing, and it’s a very serious charge. I think what Google and what others are doing — if you look at what’s going on at Twitter, if you look at what’s going on in Facebook, they better be careful, because you can’t do that to people. You can’t do it. > We have tremendous — we have literally thousands and thousands of complaints coming in. And you just can’t do that. And so I think that Google and Twitter and Facebook, they’re really treading on very, very troubled territory. And they have to be careful. It’s not fair to large portions of the population. (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-u-s-soccer-president-carlos-cordeiro-2026-world-cup/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-pres...)