(Opinion) This week, the U.S. government sued Google for monopoly abuse in the ad market, where the tech giant rakes in $160 billion annually. Most come from ads. The claim is straightforward. Google destroyed or absorbed competitors to reach the top. Why does this matter? Google controls what we see online. Often, it shows us […]
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