Requirements that officials are preparing to propose include that Google separate Android from Search and Google Play, but without trying to force Google to sell off Android. Another requirement would say it has to share more information with advertisers and that it “give them more control over where their ads appear,” the outlet writes.
Bloomberg also reports that officials will recommend that the company “give websites more options to prevent their content from being used by Google’s artificial intelligence products.” Finally, they will reportedly recommend “a ban on the type of exclusive contracts that were at the center of the case against Google.”
To whom, though? Who would reasonably purchase Chrome, if it were a sale and not a spinoff? Are there any companies where that would feel like good news (because it’s that particular company, and not in the “at least it’s not as big a megacorp” sense)?
sxan@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
Until January. Then that will all stop.
lily33@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Yes, almost like they have intentionally waited until Trump’s election.
alyaza@beehaw.org 4 weeks 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
gwheel@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Also possible they are putting stuff out early in the hope that public support protects them from the next admin
MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
The case began under Trumos last administration
tomcatt360@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Ye of little faith