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submitted 3 months ago by gytrash@feddit.uk to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

"WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies..."

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[-] ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world 62 points 3 months ago

Shatter the company like glass.

They are insanely huge. They should be 10 different companies.

[-] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 16 points 3 months ago

At least ten, and maintain no logs on their users. All previous logs must be purged and rendered irrecoverable.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

Or even better, Google could buy the US government

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Alphabet is 10 different companies. Google is one of them.

[-] ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago

Google is Alphabet.

This distinction is meaningless. It is like arguing that Facebook isn't a company anymore and Meta is a totally new institution.

It's Facebook. It's Google.

Its FAANG companies not MAANA companies.

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