The Feds took their best shot at Big Tech. They missed.
Federal courts have ruled that Google operates as a monopoly, but the resulting penalties have been minimal and lack structural changes. The article argues that government efforts to curb the power of Big Tech through litigation have largely failed to impact core business operations.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing tension between regulatory bodies and major technology firms, questioning the effectiveness of current antitrust legal strategies.
Two different federal judges have ruled that Google boss Sundar Pichai runs a monopoly. That doesn't seem like it's going to slow his company down. Bloomberg/Getty Images A federal judge says Google runs a monopoly — but it looks like the feds will only slap the company's wrist. We saw the same thing happen last year, and we are seeing the same trend play out all over Big Tech. The US government failed to write new rules for Big Tech. So it tried court cases. Those are failing, too. Last year, a federal judge said Google was illegally monopolizing some ad markets. This week, we learned about the punishment Google is likely to receive for its sins: Not much at all. While the details of Judge Leonie M.
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