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An anti-trust case by the US Department of Justice against Google, which began in 2020, has continued to gain intensity since a ruling in August asserted that Google is engaged in an illegal monopoly over the search engine market. The ruling had affirmed the opinion that Google spent billions to secure its position as the default world’s search engine, squashing potential competition through its acquisition of power.
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@thewebrecluse Doesn't this feel very much like the similar case against Microsoft years ago with their pushing of Internet explorer?
Only on steroids?
On Wednesday, November 20 Federal attorneys submitted a detailed plan to US district judge Amit Mehta in Washington, DC, outlining steps including ending its Apple partnership, making proprietary data available to more competitors and advertisers, and finally, fully divesting from its browser Google Chrome.
Google called it "a radical interventionist agenda that would harm Americans and America’s global technology leadership."