inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoEU Hits Google With $3.5 Billion Antitrust Finetechstory.inexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down11
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minus-squarekameecoding@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·7 months agoSure you can be cynical about it, but you could also read beyond the headline Beyond the monetary fine, the European Commission is ordering Google to restructure parts of its adtech business. Specifically, Google must: End self-preferencing practices — meaning it cannot give undue advantage to its own services. Address conflicts of interest within its advertising supply chain. Ensure fair competition by opening its ecosystem more effectively to rivals.
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoYet at the same time Alphabet products are being used everywhere in often critical infrastructure. I really wish the EU would do more about their pretty promises of strengthening their own.
Sure you can be cynical about it, but you could also read beyond the headline
End self-preferencing practices — meaning it cannot give undue advantage to its own services.
Address conflicts of interest within its advertising supply chain.
Ensure fair competition by opening its ecosystem more effectively to rivals.
Yet at the same time Alphabet products are being used everywhere in often critical infrastructure.
I really wish the EU would do more about their pretty promises of strengthening their own.