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A US judge ruled Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some ad tech. This is the second time a judge ruled Google willfully engaged in monopolistic practices. The remedies for these rulings are still being worked out but may strengthen the case to have Google's business broken up.

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[–] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago

Google being evil?

Please, I pray, some one, lend me some pearls to clutch!

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 64 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] kubica@fedia.io 54 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Do you know that gif of a truck that is about to hit a post but never does? That's how all this feels.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 9 points 1 week ago

That's an amazing analogy haha

[–] Kualdir@feddit.nl 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Now to actually punish them, oh wait that probably won't happen?

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It will be a slap on the wrist with a "please do not make it so obvious again".

[–] Kualdir@feddit.nl 7 points 1 week ago
[–] rayashino@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or a fine that is about 1 week of the profits they get from continuing whatever they were fined for

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A week? You're crazy.
It'll be a day or two of profit, max.

[–] Earflap@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago

$100,000 tops.

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 19 points 1 week ago

Time to cut it up into 4-6 different companies that will all collude together anyway.

[–] experiencetheworld@feddit.org 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When do people realize that this is really concerning. If they don't follow the law with their adds, why should they follow it with our data?

https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/google-faces-backlash-over-human-rights-concerns-in-32bn-deal-for-israeli-unit-8200-linked-firm/

If they don’t follow the law with their adds, why should they follow it with our data?

Oh we're well past that point.

[–] Zacryon@lemmy.wtf 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Great. We found out that Google is evil. Again. Could we now please get rid of them or at least stop using their products?

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've switched to Qwant for my web searches and I'm happy.

I've also switched to Proton but now I need a new alternative because the CEO supports Trump.

[–] technohippie@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Posteo is cool as an alternative to Proton for mail, they are bunch of nice Germans going to the office on bike, you can't go evil on that.

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I like them but (if I'm not wrong) they don't support custom domains.

[–] technohippie@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes seems that it is true, Tuta then I think they support custom domains.

[–] 3aqn5k6ryk@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Everyone in their right mind already figured this out eons ago ffs. The point is, what the fuck are you going to do about it. Same headline probably gonna come out next year. Rinse and repeat.

[–] notsure@fedia.io 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

...justice is slow but fine, justice never arrives on time...

[–] notsure@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

i am so anrgry

[–] raod_guitar@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago
[–] SupremeDonut@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

I am the shock

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago
[–] Viri4thus@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Is this what the proton dude meant?