Google Monopoly Fix: Break Up or Break Down?
IN THIS ISSUE: Google Monopoly Fix: Break Up or BreakDown?; Incoming FCC Head Vows to End Big Tech Censorship; Legal Brief: Breakup Alone Won't Stop Google Monopoly; Meta Refuses to Reveal News Blocking Activities; Chrome OS to Become Android; Android 16 Preview Released
Google Monopoly Fix: Break Up or Break Down?
It's clear that a 90-percent hold on internet search is a monopoly, for which the usual remedy of America's DOJ is to force a break-up. But would forcing Google to sell Chrome and Android solve the problem, or could opening its search engine better serve the public?
Incoming FCC Head Vows to End Big Tech Censorship
It was no accident that free speech was the very first amendment to the U.S. Constitution; the framers believed that without open dialog about important issues and government activities, there can be no real freedom. Incoming FCC head Brendan Carr promises to preserve it.
Legal Analysis: Simple Breakup Not Enough
If you're like us, the Verge piece above only whet your appetite to dive more deeply into the historical and legal aspects of Google's monopoly. This piece summarizes the history and possible remedies, and hammers home the case for a durable solution with a 21-page brief.
Facebook parent company Meta has reportedly refused to disclose its news blocking activities to Canadian authorities, in defiance of a law enacted in June by the country's legislators that's designed to promote fairness in digital news coverage.
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Since most computer activities of some users, students in grade school for example, take place within a browser, why not make the browser the OS? The resulting "Chromebook" industry showed mixed results, and fell flat against Apple's iPad.
With the ink barely dry on bug fixes for Android 15, the community has unveiled Android 16 Developer Preview, marking a major advance (decline?) in development time for the world's leading mobile operating system.
Edward Correia
