DOJ’s proposed Google changes would ‘deeply undermine user trust,’ search chief says
DOJ's proposed Google changes would 'deeply undermine user trust,' search chief says DOJ’s proposed Google changes would ‘deeply undermine user trust,’ search chief says The government’s proposal to make Google share its search data with competitors would “deeply undermine user trust” by putting queries in the hands of potentially less secure rivals, the company’s search […]
DOJ asks court to split up Google’s ad tech empire
DOJ asks court to split up Google's ad tech empire DOJ asks court to split up Google’s ad tech empire The US Department of Justice filed a plan in court to make Google divest its advertising marketplace and ad management platform, part of a proposal to address the company’s “decade-long campaign of exclusionary conduct,” which […]
Firefox could be doomed without Google search deal, says executive
Firefox could be doomed without Google search deal, says executive Firefox could be put out of business should a court implement all the Justice Department’s proposals to restrict Google’s search monopoly, an executive for the browser owner Mozilla testified Friday. “It’s very frightening,” Mozilla CFO Eric Muhlheim said. The DOJ wants to bar Google from […]
FTC v. Meta live: updates from the battle for Instagram and WhatsApp
FTC v. Meta live: updates from the battle for Instagram and WhatsApp Meta antitrust trial The long-awaited antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicked off on April 14th. Over about two months, DC District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg is hearing arguments about whether then-Facebook illegally monopolized the market for “personal social […]
Brendan Carr’s FCC is an anti-consumer, rights-trampling harassment machine
Brendan Carr's FCC is an anti-consumer, rights-trampling harassment machine Brendan Carr’s FCC is an anti-consumer, rights-trampling harassment machine In less than 100 days the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been converted from a media and telecom watchdog into a bizarre, rights-trampling grievance machine built for one purpose: to coddle and protect the ego of President […]
Yahoo wants to buy Chrome
Yahoo wants to buy Chrome Legacy search brand Yahoo has been working on its own web browser prototype, and says it would like to buy Google’s Chrome if the company is forced by a court to sell it. The information came out during the fourth day of the Justice Department’s remedies trial to rectify Google’s […]
Former DOJ antitrust chief says a Google break up will benefit the internet
Former DOJ antitrust chief says a Google break up will benefit the internet Today, we’re talking about the very real possibility that the United States government might break up Google. To figure that all out, I invited Jonathan Kanter, the former assistant attorney general for antitrust under the Biden administration, to join me on Decoder […]
Perplexity wants to buy Chrome if Google has to sell it
Perplexity wants to buy Chrome if Google has to sell it Perplexity Chief Business Officer Dmitry Shevelenko said he didn’t want to testify in a trial about how to resolve Google’s search monopoly because he feared retribution from Google. But after being subpoenaed to appear in court, he seized the moment to pitch a business […]
The EU isn’t happy with Apple’s tax on alternative app stores
The EU isn't happy with Apple's tax on alternative app stores The EU isn’t happy with Apple’s tax on alternative app stores The European Commission has just issued its first Digital Markets Act (DMA) fines to Apple and Meta, and now it’s telling Apple that it’s not impressed with the company’s approach to alternative app […]
Google is paying Samsung an ‘enormous sum’ to preinstall Gemini
Google is paying Samsung an 'enormous sum' to preinstall Gemini Google is paying Samsung an ‘enormous sum’ to preinstall Gemini Google gavel. Testimony this week from Google’s antitrust trial shows that Google gives Samsung an “enormous sum of money” each month to preinstall the Gemini AI app on Samsung devices, reports Bloomberg. Now that Judge […]