Sources: the US DOJ considers its options after the Google monopoly ruling, like forcing a breakup of the company or requiring it to share more data with rivals

- Antitrust enforcers soliciting input from outside companies — Judge ruled Alphabet unit monopolized online search, ads

Bloomberg 2024-08-14

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@benedictevans Benedict Evans on threads
The funny thing about the idea that Google should have to split off Android and chrome is that as separate companies, neither of those would have any revenue, unless of course Google paid them to make it the default search engine which... wait a minute... And of course it's not s…
@bdsams Brad Sams on threads
The DOJ forcing Google to breakup seems like a low probability, I would expect there will be restrictions about future rollout of AI tools that bolster search experiences.
@lutherlowe Luther Lowe on x
Nobody should be surprised by the Google breakup talk. After being found guilty of violating Section II of the Sherman Act, judges have broad latitude to both disrupt firms' mechanisms of illegal monopolization & sever + clawback ill-gotten gains. https://www.techmeme.com/...
@modestproposal1 @modestproposal1 on x
I understand the idea of forcing Google to divest Android, but how does splitting off AdWords work? Google invests in the Search engine and someone else runs the monetization? “Officials are also looking at trying to force a possible sale of AdWords” [image]
@mikeisaac Rat King on x
unclear what the final antitrust action will be and still appeals galore, but woof. there is a potential future in which google looks very different than it does today [image]
@annmarie Annmarie Hordern on x
A forced breakup of Google would be the biggest of a US company since AT&T was dismantled in the 1980s. And the move would be Washington's first push to dismantle a company for illegal monopolization since unsuccessful efforts to break up Microsoft Corp. two decades ago.
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BREAKING: The US Justice Department is now considering breaking up Google. A court ruled that $GOOGL illegally monopolized online search and ads.
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BREAKING: The US Justice Department is now considering breaking up Google. A court ruled that $GOOGL illegally monopolized online search and ads.
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Sources: the US DOJ considers its options after the Google monopoly ruling, like forcing a breakup of the company or requiring it to share more data with rivals

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