U.S. states file updated antitrust complaint against Google
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#2I didn't find it in the article, but what is the complaints goal? To break up google from its advertising business?
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#3They found the gap in the armor.
Re: U.S. states file updated antitrust complaint against Google
#4I didn't find it in the article, but what is the complaints goal? To break up google from its advertising business?
I don't think there is one unified goal but a series of suggested changes.
For example, in the linked article (https://www.reuters.com/technology/dozens-us-states-sue-goog...),
"The states want the consumers to get their money back. They also called for civil penalties and a court-imposed monitor to ensure Google eases the process for consumers, app developers and smartphone makers to use or promote alternatives to the Play Store and the official payment system for 20 years. In addition, the states seek to stop Google's payments to Samsung and developers."
Re: U.S. states file updated antitrust complaint against Google
#5What incentive is there for states to sue over monopolies? Is it simply to advocate for their constituencies?
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#6"Project Bernanke" ie, a licence to print money.
I bet they're perhaps regretting their witty code name right now.
Re: U.S. states file updated antitrust complaint against Google
#7I didn't find it in the article, but what is the complaints goal? To break up google from its advertising business?
Would be nice if a case number were included. I can't find it anywhere in any of the original articles reporting on the Texas-led lawsuit, unfortunately.
Re: U.S. states file updated antitrust complaint against Google
#8I didn't find it in the article, but what is the complaints goal? To break up google from its advertising business?
If it's antitrust then some sort of breakup would be the ends.
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#9I find it sad that all this is coming from state AGs and not from the DOJ and FTC. It just shows how corrupt our federal institutions are due to regulatory capture [1].
I still remember how Google escaped antitrust enforcement during the Obama presidency. There was a "revolving door" for Google execs and White House officials who would fill positions at both places [2].
When FTC prepared a massive report of Google's antitrust violations [3], the enforcement was quashed as a result of White House lobbying by Google's lobbyists (most of whom worked for the government a year or two prior.) [4]
Lots of emails were released under FOIA showing how (former) Google execs who were at the White House told the FTC not to bring on the lawsuit. [5] [6]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture
[2] https://theintercept.com/2016/04/22/googles-remarkably-close...
[3] https://graphics.wsj.com/google-ftc-report/
[5] https://www.theregister.com/2016/08/18/google_had_obamas_ear...
[6] https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-makes-most-of-close-ties...
Re: U.S. states file updated antitrust complaint against Google
#10I didn't find it in the article, but what is the complaints goal? To break up google from its advertising business?
I don't think there is one unified goal but a series of suggested changes. For example, in the linked article ( https://www.reuters.com/technology/dozens-us-states-sue-goog... ), "The states want the consumers to get their money back. They also called for civil penalties and a court-imposed monitor to ensure Google eases the process for consumers, app developers and smartphone makers to use or promote alternatives to…
That's a very different case. The HN article is about the Ad-rigging system abuse, not the consumer choice app store lawsuit.
> accuses Google of using monopolistic and coercive tactics with advertisers in its efforts to dominate and drive out competition in online advertising.