But in his first question to Google, he asked about its alleged censorship of a conservative news outlet. Unless it was confident that its customers had no viable alternative.”The Senate panel’s line of questioning sheds some light on Republicans’ antitrust priorities at a critical juncture for Google. Google is the first target in what could be a watershed moment for antitrust regulation in the country. Giving the best experience to consumers has been a key defense for Google in antitrust investigations for years. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) zeroed in on Google’s acquisition of advertising tech company DoubleClick in 2007, as well as its pending merger with Fitbit, a fitness tracker company.

Source: Washington Post September 15, 2020 13:01 UTC