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This is how you get the DoJ to sue you for antitrust violations. It starts with blocking ad blockers on Chrome. Then, to prop up Chrome usage you deliberately
by jmyeet 3y ago
This is how you get the DoJ to sue you for antitrust violations.
It starts with blocking ad blockers on Chrome. Then, to prop up Chrome usage you deliberately slow down other browsers, something that's arguably already happening [1] and has arguably already happened [2].
At some point the government takes the same actions they did with Microsoft over Internet Explorer: abuse of market power to require your browsers for the supposedly open Web.
[1]: https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-reportedly-slowing-down-videos-firefox-3387206/ https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-reportedly-slowing-...
[2]: https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/google-denies-altering-youtube-code-to-slow-down-microsoft-edge-story-8OElzy4dk7trSwokQmDtBK.html https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/google-denies-alte...