Google begins its battle for the ‘unofficial currency of the internet’

Without a break up of its ad tech monopoly, the DOJ argues, Google will find another way to cheat.

In court filing, Google concedes the open web is in “rapid decline”

A recent analysis of AI Overviews web traffic from the Pew Research Center suggests AI Overviews results in a substantial ...
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Google admits the open web is ‘in rapid decline’ — reversing earlier claim that traffic is ‘thriving’

Google privately told a federal court that “the open web is already in rapid decline,” a sharp reversal from its public claims that search traffic is booming — and a stunning admission as the Justice ...
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Breaking Up Google Won’t Fix the Ad Market. Here’s What To Do Instead

Earlier this month, a federal court issued its remedies for the Department of Justice’s case against Google Search. However, ...
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Google really doesn't want you to think the open web is in decline

Was it shorthand, or a Freudian slip? Last Friday, Google filed court documents as it battles a breakup of its advertising technology business. In the filing, Google said the open web "is already in ...
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Google Is Burning the Internet to Save Itself — And AI Is the Match

For nearly 30 years, Google organized the internet — now it’s dismantling it. In a desperate move to survive the rise of AI competitors like ChatGPT and Perplexity, Google has begun cannibalizing the ...

Google critics think the search remedies ruling is a total whiff

‘Google will still be allowed to continue to use its monopoly to hold back competitors, including in AI search,’ said ...
New York Post

Google dodges forced selloff of Chrome browser in landmark antitrust case — sparking furor at slap on wrist

Google on Tuesday avoided a forced breakup of its online search monopoly after a federal judge rejected the harshest remedies proposed by the Justice Department — sparking furor from critics for the ...