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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  • Anonymous
  • Tqc
  • 15 Jun 2023

Funny how some commenters didn’t even read the article and immediately went “of course, EU bad lol”. Did you miss the part where the US Department of Justice is doing the same thing?

Monopolies are a global problem and these companies keep getting away with questionable tactics with a slap on the wrist. It’s time to take real action against these giants’ shady business practices.

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    • Anonymous
    • K1L
    • 15 Jun 2023

    They should split up Youtube too from Google and also Whatsapp and Instagram from Meta(Facebook).

      potato4k, 15 Jun 2023Finally something. Seriously. With Google’s dominance ov... moreCost of success?

      Well Google made those tools and well, people like them.

      OEMs or users who don't like it, don't have to use them. OEM's can go and make their own platforms. If next best thing comes after Google, people will switch (remember Symbian?).

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        • Anonymous
        • U@K
        • 15 Jun 2023

        Anonymous, 15 Jun 2023Why are they targetting the global revenue? That's bey... moreGoogle ain't dumb to give whatever penalty they impose.

          Sono, 15 Jun 2023EU: Our companies don't do as good as google, so let&#... moreThey treat foreign companies like cash cows.

          Feel a little low about local tech industry?

          We now have a solution! Fine the foreigners! It will surely help local economy!

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            • Anonymous
            • XS%
            • 15 Jun 2023

            Why are they targetting the global revenue? That's beyond the scope of their jurisdiction.

              Sono, 15 Jun 2023EU: Our companies don't do as good as google, so let&#... moreThe vast majority of complaints that triggered this investigation are coming from American businesses. So this is more a matter of "our American governments refuse to act, so foreign governments are going to have to clean up this mess for them".

                Finally something.

                Seriously. With Google’s dominance over search engine (Google), browser (Chrome), email (Gmail), smartphone OS (Android), etc, it wonders me why the EU had not done anything towards Google. Remember, this is the EU who went gangsta on Microsoft for simply bundling IE with Windows, yet they’re giving Google a free pass for forcing OEMs to pre install Chrome as part of GMS certification.

                  Break up that data-harvesting scroogle for good.

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                    • Sono
                    • CHw
                    • 15 Jun 2023

                    EU: Our companies don't do as good as google, so let's break it up and make it easier for our companies.

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                      • whyyo
                      • u7V
                      • 15 Jun 2023

                      they need to do more than this ,
                      google and facebook make so much money from eu area,
                      and also indirectly make eu dont have their own social media and search engine.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Fvd
                        • 15 Jun 2023

                        Haven't they been trying to do this for years now?

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