Fate Of Google’s Search Empire Could Rest In Trump’s Hands

Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica
Wed, 11/06/2024 - 2:43pm

A few weeks before the US presidential election, Donald Trump suggested that a breakup of Google's search business may not be an appropriate remedy to destroy the tech giant's search monopoly. "Right now, China is afraid of Google," Trump said at a Chicago event. If that threat were dismantled, Trump suggested, China could become a greater threat to the US, because the US needs to have "great companies" to compete. Trump's comments came about a week after the US Department of Justice proposed remedies in the Google monopoly trial, including mulling a breakup.Read full article Comments

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