This chapter examines the opening arguments in the antitrust trial between the Justice Department and Google, focusing on Google's dominance in smartphone internet searches and the debate surrounding its superiority or anticompetitive practices. It also touches on the growing concerns about the power of big tech and briefly mentions the relationship between Hollywood and Rotten Tomatoes.
Google is headed to court over allegations its search engine violates federal antitrust law. The Verge’s Adi Robertson breaks down the case, and David Pierce explains how Google Search came to rule the internet.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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