CNN's John Sutter sits down with Jonathan Cantor, assistant attorney general at the US Department of Justice. Cantor oversees the department's antitrust division including its new lawsuit against Google that claims the tech giant illegally monopolizes the online advertising industry. "I'm so excited. We're going to do a cross-country drive," he says about an upcoming trip in his Rivian electric car. The idea of a cruise or a trip in a Winnebago doesn't sound as horrific as it used to,. Well, you know what we could have? There's Oscar Meyer had the wiener mobile.
The Fed eases up on the brakes, Elon Musk looks for new ways to monetize Twitter, and Snap has another rough quarter. Also: Meta may have prevailed in a fight with the FTC. Today’s Friend of Pivot is Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the DOJ. He stops by to discuss Google, antitrust, and his agency's fight against monopolies.
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