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Justice Department, states likely to bring antitrust lawsuits against Google

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Re: Justice Department, states likely to bring antitrust lawsuits against Google

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'Both the Justice Department and a group of state attorneys general are likely to file antitrust lawsuits against Alphabet Inc.’s Google—and are well into planning for litigation, according to people familiar with the matter.

'The Justice Department is moving toward bringing a case as soon as this summer, some of the people said. At least some state attorneys general—led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican—are likely to file a case, probably in the fall, people familiar with the matter said.

'Much of the states’ investigation has focused on Google’s online advertising business. The company owns the dominant tool at every link in the complex chain between online publishers and advertisers. The Justice Department likewise is making Google’s ad technology one of its points of emphasis. But it is also focusing more broadly on concerns that Google uses its dominant search business to stifle competition, people familiar with the matter said.

'Details about the Justice Department’s legal theories for a case against Google couldn’t be learned.'

Re: Justice Department, states likely to bring antitrust lawsuits against Google

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Amazon and Facebook should be next. Break them all up with extreme prejudice and put strict new anti-trust laws around acquisitions in place for the future.

We're going to do this and open technology back up to innovation and progress, or just watch the tech giants continue to grow in power and abusiveness year after year while new startups continue to decline.

Re: Justice Department, states likely to bring antitrust lawsuits against Google

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This antitrust case is the most straightforward one for prosecutors to win. It's been a long time coming and the FTC would have brought one during the Obama administration if they weren't so captured by the tech industry and Google in particular [1][2]. I expect Google will lose their antitrust cases globally. Cases against other tech companies like Facebook and Amazon seem less certain, but I haven't really thought about antitrust theories too deeply for them.

[1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-the-u-s-antitrust-probe-...

[2] https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323689604578221...

Re: Justice Department, states likely to bring antitrust lawsuits against Google

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post #3

Amazon and Facebook should be next. Break them all up with extreme prejudice and put strict new anti-trust laws around acquisitions in place for the future. We're going to do this and open technology back up to innovation and progress, or just watch the tech giants continue to grow in power and abusiveness year after year while new startups continue to decline.

Ever wonder why innovation takes place? Wonder why we are not still reliant on locomotives for transportation?

Economic incentives for innovation and disruption are greater when a monopolistic entity is over charging for it's good or service. If they are not over charging then there is not as great an incentive to innovate or disrupt. If the latter is the case, why bust a monopoly that is providing a fair service?

Re: Justice Department, states likely to bring antitrust lawsuits against Google

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I really hope they start splitting tech giants up. It would be a boom for the economy, jobs, and create much needed competition.

> It would be a boom for the economy

Why? Are they inefficient? Have their resources been mis-allocated?

> jobs

For the sake of jobs? That pay more or less?

> create much needed competition

Are they charging too much?

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