EU wants to split up Google's ad business

15 June 2023
Google is reportedly using its dominant market position to crush publishers and rivals.

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finally, Google's ads domination has come to downfall even its economy. EU should split up Meta's economy too.

    Higher, 16 Jun 2023If i were you, i would disable samsung overall and buy some... morePure android is the manufacturer's excuse for saving money on optimization and additional software
    I'm surprised how many people accept the poor man version of the system it's like buying a new car without any additional options like air conditioning or automatic windows but on phones it is acceptable¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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      • AnonD-1096870
      • nEU
      • 18 Jun 2023

      I wish Google would disappear for good!

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        • Anonymous
        • IWP
        • 17 Jun 2023

        Cpt.Power, 16 Jun 2023Man everything i use tomday is pay service. I pay for my TV... moreI wish we don't need money in our everyday life too but then how do you motivate people to do something? No one will bother to do more than the next person. If you don't want to be motivated by fear then money is the more merciful way to go about it. I just have a problem with how money works for some people. I still don't get why US can just keep raising the debt ceiling with no apparent consequences.

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          • Anonymous
          • IWP
          • 17 Jun 2023

          Anonymous, 16 Jun 2023I just wish ads would stop existing. I don't care abou... moreThen start paying for YouTube and every other service you are using for free now. How is it greed when businesses are trying to make more profits. Its like saying you should be working for free.

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            • Ognjen
            • nUk
            • 17 Jun 2023

            Higher, 16 Jun 2023If i were you, i would disable samsung overall and buy some... moreSamsung is amazing, every piece of os has its own feature, chrome is also greatly integrated with crome in desktop, you can copy paste straight from your pc and so on. Nothing like the old days when i used to have galaxy s1. I lover lg phones, but now i am on s20fe and i am not going back to any other brand.

              If EU could do something about Google's AMP links too. They literally deprive sites out of ad revenue.

                It would be good if they forced google not to put GMS apps by default in android phones nothing is as annoying as cleaning up every time you set up a new phone.

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                  • Higher
                  • mek
                  • 16 Jun 2023

                  Onanymaus, 16 Jun 2023Chrome is pre-installed on all Samsung phones, along with p... moreIf i were you, i would disable samsung overall and buy something with clean android instead of garbaage os.

                    Just me, 16 Jun 2023My samsung phones... they all give you the choice which bro... moreChrome is pre-installed on all Samsung phones, along with plenty of other Google apps. These Google apps cannot be uninstalled, only can be disabled.

                    The option user have at setup is whether to install Samsung browser, which i think is good alternative to Chrome simply for its adblocker add-ins. One more thing; Samsung appcloud will keep pestering user to install more junk apps so that is always the first thing i disable.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • d%A
                      • 16 Jun 2023

                      I just wish ads would stop existing. I don't care about corporations and their every greedy way to profit from us. But that's a fantasy at this point.

                        Just me, 16 Jun 2023My samsung phones... they all give you the choice which bro... moreNope, that’s not how it is. Sounds like you don’t actually have a Samsung phone.

                        Samsung phone will give option to install Samsung browser during first time setup, but Chrome will be pre installed regardless. It is required by Google to get GMS. And no, you cannot uninstall Chrome.

                          Just me, 16 Jun 2023And then everything which you now use for free will become ... moreMan everything i use tomday is pay service. I pay for my TV for Radio, for Phone, Car etc. Food i eat and many else.
                          Your comment makes no sense.
                          100-200 years ago there were no advertising and we all lived.
                          By the way advertising is costly for company and annoying for people which have to watch it even they dont want.
                          Honestly i can imagine life without advertising also a life without money which represent all evil brought on us.

                            Anonymous, 16 Jun 2023No other company can replace Youtube because Google made su... moreif you think running the data centers for youtube is cheap you are completely out of your mind

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                              • Just me
                              • 6XT
                              • 16 Jun 2023

                              Cpt.Power, 16 Jun 2023Well honestly: When i turn on my TV advertising everywhere... moreAnd then everything which you now use for free will become paid services with monthly payments required. And then you will still complain why is everything so expensive :D

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 4BZ
                                • 16 Jun 2023

                                ppp, 16 Jun 2023sticking to game rules is nothing for google, a phone must... moreIt's similar with Apple getting sued: europoops can't ever cause a real dent in it.

                                  Well honestly:
                                  When i turn on my TV advertising everywhere.
                                  Turning on phone and brownser advertising everywhere.
                                  Turning on radio advertising everywhere.
                                  Walking in streets also advertising everywhere.
                                  I am scared to run f*kin Po*n hub or Redtube site.

                                  Can anyone ban and forbid all advertising from anywhere in the world for good please???

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                                    • ppp
                                    • DGV
                                    • 16 Jun 2023

                                    sticking to game rules is nothing for google, a phone must be delivered clean, it is the user who decides which services he wants, clear language that bites is needed

                                    stupidity shall be punished

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • vaS
                                      • 16 Jun 2023

                                      Anonymous, 15 Jun 2023They are not forcing OEM's to pre-install Chrome. Your... moreLmao. How do you force something that's already bundled in? Google should undergo the same process that Microsoft did when they were accused of bundling Internet Explorer on their Windows OS.

                                      To make it a fair fight.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • vaS
                                        • 16 Jun 2023

                                        RealLifePhones, 16 Jun 2023The only reason this shouldn't happen is YouTube: It&#... moreNo other company can replace Youtube because Google made sure to unfairly crush the competition during the era of easy money. You said it yourself that they just broke even.
                                        At any rate, loss of cloud only services won't be an issue to people who know who to maintain archives of downloaded materials.
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