Posted on 08/05/2024 3:06:28 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies.
The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the U.S. Justice Department against Google in the country’s biggest antitrust showdown in a quarter century.
After reviewing reams of evidence that included testimony from top executives at Google, Microsoft and Apple during last year’s 10-week trial, Mehta issued his potentially market-shifting decision three months after the two sides presented their closing arguments in early May. […]
Google “enjoys an 89.2% share of the market for general search services, which increases to 94.9% on mobile devices,” the ruling said. …
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
Much worse, their search algorithms deceive the world politically and morally.
Actually to an extent, they manipulate the world.......
Forgot to put coins in the DC turnstile...
Yup
Yep
The judges name is “Mehta”?!?! You can’t make this stuff up, LOL.
An Obama appointee, too. Also appointed to the FISC by John Roberts three years ago. Born in India and educated at Georgetown U and U of VA.
I wondered why the internet is so much more boring now.
“The judges name is “Mehta”?!?! You can’t make this stuff up, LOL.”
I don’t understand your LOL?
The global cabal can't SPY on everyone if there's competition among search engines!
Meta is the new name for Facebake.
Like saying the judge ruling against General Motors’ case last name is Ford or Chrysler (ok...Fjord or Crisler)
The evidence against Google probably included Mehta data. Yuk, Yuk.
Goody. Break them up like they did to Standard Oil and Ma Bell.
Hey Tech Dudes. I have a question. What is the best search engine with no political or economic bias? I do not want a liberal slant nor conservative slant search engine. I want one with no bias.
Oddly I do use Wiki and Google when searching for things that are not political. If it is political or economic I may not be getting the truth.
monopoly
noun
mo·nop·o·ly mə-ˈnä-p(ə-)lē
plural monopolies
1
: exclusive ownership through legal privilege, command of supply, or concerted action
2
: exclusive possession or control
no country has a monopoly on morality or truth
—Helen M. Lynd
3
: a commodity controlled by one party
had a monopoly on flint from their quarries
—Barbara A. Leitch
4
: one that has a monopoly
The government passed laws intended to break up monopolies.
How many people have no option but to use Google?
“Much worse, their search algorithms deceive the world politically and morally”
Well, when you have a Marxist Indian born (Sundar Pichai) running the show should we be shocked?
Google should license out there search database & engine out to other companies that can have their own input on Search results. Such as DUCKDUCKGO and BING and other new companies.
bttt
predictive suck
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