Comment on US lawyers will reportedly try to force Google to sell Chrome and unbundle Android

sxan@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• lily33@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yes, almost like they have intentionally waited until Trump’s election.

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  • alyaza@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    imo if anything the opposite causality is true: this DOJ was banking on a continuation of Biden in Kamala Harris, and because that is no longer forthcoming they’re now trying to get something out the door in the hopes it can stick. it almost certainly won’t, but most of Trump’s appointees are gigamad about censorship and they hate Google for “punishing conservative voices” or whatever so it’s hardly the most contrived hail mary if so

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    • theangriestbird@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Fair point. With that in mind, my new prediction is that Trump’s DOJ will start a new case against Google, and then spend two years tripping over their feet before landing at the exact same point.

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    • hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The case likely began (as an investigation) while Trump was still in office. Here’s hoping it can continue.

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  • gwheel@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Also possible they are putting stuff out early in the hope that public support protects them from the next admin

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  • MaggiWuerze@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The case began under Trumos last administration

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• tomcatt360@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ye of little faith

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