Is this case decided yet? If I understood the news correctly, they plan to force Google to sell its web browser.
This is just what the DoJ is asking for. Google will give their proposal in December. Then the judge will rule later in 2025. Then no matter what Google will appeal. Nothing is going to happen for years, if at all.
I don’t think it is, the article doesn’t say much beyond opinions. I also can’t find any news talking about it being decided, just proposed.
Now make them sell YouTube… Or better yet, split it into multiple companies.
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YT is the one I’m mixed on, on one hand, the ads are annoying AF if you’re not premium and they’re becoming more user hostile towards ad blocking every day
But on the other hand, hosting and providing bandwidth for video is not cheap. Hosting and providing bandwidth AND allowing users to upload whatever they want no matter the length (I think there’s a limit of 10 hours, which is MORE than generous IMO) OR quality (seriously, who even has the setup to watch 8k videos lol) is REALLY NOT CHEAP
So who else other than Google can provide what YT provides at scale?
YouTube also lost billions for years and years. Not certain they’ve turned an overall profit yet.
I’m guessing it probably does. It brings in like $30,000,000,000+ a year. What it actually costs to run is seemingly a closely guarded secret, but I’d probably say it’s a fair amount less than the thirty billion, since they aren’t having to pay a third party company or anything for hosting any of it.
I am concerned about government overreach.
Very true. If it could happen to Google, it could happen to any one of us.
