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Justice Department asks judge to order Google the "immediate" sale of Chrome (www.techspot.com)
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The U.S. Department of Justice is ramping up its case against Google's alleged monopoly, suggesting the government could eventually force the company to sell its widely-used Chrome browser. The move is part of the DoJ's push to challenge Google's hold over the digital advertising and search engine markets.

The Justice Department's latest legal action accuses Google of engaging in anticompetitive behavior by unfairly using its dominance in search and advertising to prop up its other services, most notably Chrome. The government argues that Google's browser and vast data ecosystem have given the company an outsized advantage over competitors, stifling innovation and harming consumers. By bundling Chrome with its Android operating system, Google has built an extensive network that could limit consumer choice and make it difficult for smaller firms to compete.

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[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I must say that, as a European using a Firefox fork for my daily browsing while waiting for Ladybird, I don't see that outcome as completely negative: Google, somehow, in America has kept a completely unjustified good vibes feeling surrounding itself, while Thiel is much more evil in the public eye.

If Chrome is associated with him in anyway it can become a more lucid image of itself.

[–] lemmeBe@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago

Same workflow/expectation state. ⏳

[–] green 8 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Acceleration-ism does not work.

If the USA has not taught you this, after this reckless takeover, nothing will save you.

The more likely outcome is for Chrome to become a North Korea RedStar equivalent, where you cannot freely access the internet without Chrome. And if you visit a resource with wrongspeak, the resource will have all its finances taken away (see the legislation surrounding section 230); with you being sent to El Salvador.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 23 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

I really don't think this is true. It might push some politically engaged users to Firefox, but unlike Musk, most people don't know who Thiel is, and as long as he keeps it that way, nobody will care.

[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 13 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That's when we come onto the scene.

I am continuously "translating" news and opinions from here on LinkedIn. Already got banned from a professional Slack that contains most people in my industry for saying in a private conversation that I like watermelon.

Not gonna stop. People are not politically inclined because we kept our knowledge to ourselves for too long.

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

For a second, I read your fruit predilection literally and was like, "Is…watermelon controversial, now? Are they [the people who banned you] cartoonishly racist?"

I follow you, now; sucks but expected…

[–] nodiratime@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I still don't get it, can you clue me in?

[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 6 points 18 hours ago

Yeah; of course. Ze's referencing supporting Palestine (as the watermelon became more widely recognized as a symbol for them due to recent events).

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 20 hours ago

FF depends on google ad money, thats why FF is currently enshittifying right now.