Will Google’s Monopoly Be Broken Up? w/ Rob Larson
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Will Google’s Monopoly Be Broken Up?
Rob Larson
Notes
Paris Marx is joined by Rob Larson to discuss the recent ruling that Google is a monopolist, what consequences it might face, and what lessons we can learn from the Microsoft antitrust case in the early 2000s.
Guest
Rob Larson is the author of Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More and Professor of Economics at Tacoma Community College.
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Links
- Rob has written about the Google antitrust case and its likely outcomes.
- Paris also wrote about why it won’t solve the problems with the internet.
- Watch a highlight reel of Bill Gates' deposition on YouTube.
- Google has been deemed to have an illegal monopoly in online search.
- A second trial over Google’s monopolistic position in the online ads market is ongoing.
- The Obama administration let Google off the hook a decade ago.
- Some tech billionaire donors are pushing Kamala Harris to remove Lina Khan as head of the Federal Trade Commission if she becomes president.