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#USvGoogle Quite a tense discussion about legal standards to impose remedies. I'll stay with one funny bite, though:
😅As far as forward-looking remedies go, Google told the judge to "rest assure" it will not do to GenAI products the same it did with search.
#usvgoogle: Final day of Google Search remedies phase. In the discussion about legal standards, the Judge is not convinced of Google's ask to produce a 'but-for' world in order to decide on structural relief.
"We should just close the shop if all we’re going to do is impose injunctive relief."
Tomorrow marks the closing arguments in the remedies proceedings of the #USvGoogle search case. Both sides have just filed reply briefs.
Google rested its case in the #USvGoogle search remedy trial.
But hold your horses, it's not over yet. The DOJ will put on a short rebuttal case tomorrow.
G's final witness was Omkar Muralidharan, VP of Product Management for search ads.
Sameer Samat, President of the Android ecosystem, took the stand today in the #USvGoogle search remedy trial to explain how the government's "contingent" remedy to break off Android and the Play Store would cause harm.
A BETTER INTERNET: Kamyl Bazbaz of DuckDuckGo joined @sachalouise.bsky.social + legal experts to talk #USvGoogle remedy trial & how to respond to Google’s illegal monopolization of the search market. The consensus? We don’t have to settle for an internet that’s shaped by Big Tech.
(One of ?)the first amicus briefs has rolled into the #USvGoogle search remedy trial docket.
The culprits? Bipartisan Former Antitrust Enforcers (see list ⬇️ )
Google’s final witness of the day in the #USvGoogle search remedy trial was Chris Culnane, who was designated as an expert in data privacy.
His first conclusion: Plaintiffs' data disclosure and ads transparency remedies include personal data beyond what may be considered PII.
Good morning from Day 9 of the #USvGoogle search remedies trial.
G's first witness of the day was UMass Amherst professor James Allan, designated an expert in computer science and information retrieval.
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Warns DOJ Antitrust Remedies Could Make Google Search 'Unviable'
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Looks like Judge Amit Mehta is thoroughly fed up of the #USvGoogle remedy trial. Just before Sundar Pichai was called to the stand as a witness, the judge said to his court staff, "Can't believe we did 9 weeks of this last time." 😂😂
Erm, judge? It was 10 weeks, not nine.
#USvGoogle remedies trial:
Heather Adkins (Google VP Cybersecurity) emphasizes the 'very difficult, very dedicated work' & talent it takes to build & maintain Google's security architecture and to protect user data.
TLDR: The rest of the cybersecurity market provides a subpar service for Google.
Good morning from the #USvGoogle search remedy trial. We are just about halfway there, the government is calling its final witness before resting its case in chief.
I've attended the entire thing and have created a witness tracker highlighting key points during each witness examination.
Gail Slater warns: "If Google’s conduct is not remedied, it will control much of the internet for the next decade and not just in internet search, but in new technologies like artificial intelligence." #Google #antitrust #USvGoogle
Today the #USvGoogle trial about how to remedy Google's online search monopoly wraps up its 1st week. This antitrust remedies trial is significant in that it has the potential to drastically transform online search - hopefully leading to a more competitive and vibrant online information environment
Hello from Day 5 from #USvGoogle search remedies. The DOJ called Paul Vallez from Skai, to testify about the search ads data sharing remedies it has proposed.
Brian Provost, Yahoo’s SVP of search took the stand in the #USvGoogle search remedy trial next. Yahoo is the 3rd biggest search engine in the US, and was the leading player before it was overtaken by G in the mid/late 2000s.
Hello from Day 4 in the #USvGoogle search remedy trial.
The DOJ called Michael Schechter, MSFT’s VP of Bing Growth, to the stand to further their argument that search and AI are closely integrated, thus warranting broad AI-related remedies.
Now Perplexity goes on the record to say they are interested in buying Google's Chrome browser as well #USvGoogle. One more for the queue: www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
#USvGoogle Search Remedies. Witness Dmitry Shevelenko from Perplexity AI took the stand today to discuss how the company has been trying to get its app preloaded on phone carriers and other EOMs (Samsung and others alike that operate with Android), with non-exclusivity agreements...
Hello from Day 3 at #USvGoogle remedies trial. The DOJ called G exec, Sissie Hsiao to the stand. Hsiao worked on the Gemini app and the DOJ likely called her to bolster their arguments that search & AI go hand in hand to justify their remedies that will impede on AI competition.
A capture of AI-generated video showing a sort of beach area between rocky mountains.
#USvGoogle Search Remedies: Kind of funny but telling interaction between Judge Mehta and witness Sissie Hsiao, General Manager of Gemini App.
Google wants to show that Gemini doesn't need web search, so they have some slides showing Gemini can create videos like this gemini.google/overview/vid...
The DOJ’s first witness in the #USvGoogle remedy trial was Gregory Durrett, an Associate Professor at the University of Texas.
His assignment in this case was to assess how G search, G search index & user data may be used to build and improve gen AI search features and apps.
U.S. Government Initiates Legal Battle to Break Up Google Over Monopoly Concerns
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#GoogleAntitrust #TechRegulation #BigTech #DigitalMonopoly #USvGoogle
Taking a quick break from #USvGoogle search remedies. US govt started strong emphasizing divesture of Chrome, prohibition of payments to distributors, and making a connection between search and Gen AI.
Three statements from DOJ worth highlighting, with witnesses forthcoming to back them up:
The #USvGoogle remedies trial is about to start!
Anyone can dial in to Judge Mehta's courtroom to listen the opening statements 👀
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Hello from #USvGoogle, the remedies trial in the DOJ's search case against Google kicks off today.
I'll be in court every day, sharing key moments and observations, so stay tuned for my daily updates!
from Google's most recent filing in #USvGoogle
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