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Will Google’s Monopoly Be Broken Up?

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Rob Larsen on antitrust and Google.

Paris Marx

September 19, 2024

The exterior of the new headquarters of Google in New York City.(Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)

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Will Google’s Monopoly Be Broken Up? w/ Rob Larson | Tech Won’t Save Us
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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Rob Larson to discuss the recent ruling that Google is a monopolist, what consequences it might face, and what lessons we can learn from the Microsoft antitrust case in the early 2000s.

Rob Larson is the author of Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More and Professor of Economics at Tacoma Community College.

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by Rob Larson to discuss the recent ruling that Google is a monopolist, what consequences it might face, and what lessons we can learn from the Microsoft antitrust case in the early 2000s.

Rob Larson is the author of Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More and Professor of Economics at Tacoma Community College.

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Europe is Gutting Its Tech Regulations w/ Aline Blankertz | Tech Won’t Save Us
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Paris Marx is joined by Aline Blankertz to discuss how right-wing governments and international corporations in the European Union are pushing to gut tech regulations with the goal of boosting AI development in hope of improving economic growth and geopolitical standing.

Aline Blankertz is a cofounder of Structural Integrity.

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Paris MarxParis Marx is a tech critic and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. He writes the Disconnect newsletter and is the author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation.


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