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AGV (Automated guided vehicle) in warehouse logistic and transport.

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post

Author
News
Date
September 27, 2023

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
Amazon, Big business, Big Tech, Consumerism, Facebook, Jeff Bezos, Lawsuit, Monopoly, Technology}

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Sues Amazon

_{The lawsuit convicts Amazon of suppressing competition and stifling innovation from potential rivals} _{News

September 27, 2023

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Technology}

In a long-awaited lawsuit, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Amazon for seeking to monopolize the online market, according to Reuters. The lawsuit convicts Amazon of suppressing competition and stifling innovation from potential rivals, arriving after years of complaints. From the Reuters article: he lawsuit, which was joined by 17 state attorneys general, follows a four-year investigation and federal lawsuits filed against Alphabet’s Google and Meta Platforms’ Facebook. “The FTC and its state partners say Amazon’s actions allow it to stop rivals and sellers from lowering prices, degrade quality for shoppers, overcharge sellers, stifle innovation, and prevent rivals from fairly competing against Amazon,” the agency said in a statement. The FTC said that it was asking the court Read More ›

Bangkok, Thailand 25 AUG 2020. Men hand using digital tablet for search information on Google. Wireless Smartphone technology with intelligence search engine.

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post

Author
News
Date
January 25, 2023

Categorized
Law, Media

Tagged
Advertising, capitalism, Competition, Department of Justice, Digital media, Google, internet, Lawsuit, Monopoly, Technology}

U.S. Department of Justice Sues Google (Again)

_{The DOJ claims the tech giant is unlawfully monopolizing the digital advertising market} _{News

January 25, 2023

2

Law, Media}

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing Google, claiming the technology company has monopolized the digital advertising market. This marks the second federal anti-trust suit against Google. Google has led the digital advertising market for years, although companies like TikTok and Amazon are becoming more viable competitors. Despite the competition, Google still raked in $209B in advertising in 2021, per a briefing from 1440 News, and its 2022 financial report is expected to disclose similar numbers. The official complaint notes the benefit and importance of a “vibrant internet” in American life but emphasizes the centrality of economic diversity and competition. Section 4 of the complaint claims “the ad tech space is broken,” further explaining, One industry behemoth, Google, Read More ›

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podcast

Author
George Gilder
Date
October 14, 2021

Tagged
Artificial Intelligence, bitcoin, China, China (competitiveness in AI), COSM, education, Facebook, Facebook (as near monopoly), Facebook monopoly, George Gilder, Google, human condition, improved education, Monopoly, Peter Thiel, Peter Thiel (at COSM 2021), Robert J. Marks, Social media monopoly}

COSM Speaker Peter Thiel: The Failures and “Self-Hatred” of Big Tech

_{George Gilder

October 14, 2021

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Listen to maverick entrepreneur Peter Thiel’s talk from last year’s COSM conference. Thiel discusses his views of artificial intelligence, Big Tech’s monopoly, China, and the future of technology with legendary tech guru George Gilder. You can register now to hear Peter Thiel and George Gilder at this year’s COSM conference in November. Show Notes Additional Resources

children's sorter with geometric shapes on a white background selective focus

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Author
Caitlin Cory
Date
September 21, 2021

Categorized
Censorship, Social Media, Technocracy

Tagged
Baidu, Bing, Brave Search, Google, Josh Hawley, Monopoly, Nathan Jacobson, Robert Epstein, search engines, Search engines and bias, The Tyranny of Big Tech (book), Yandex}

If Google Thinks For You, Use THEIR Search Engine. Otherwise…

_{Google’s monopoly affects the free exchange of ideas in the public square and our electoral process} _{Caitlin Cory

September 21, 2021

7

Censorship, Social Media, Technocracy}

For years, the internet has been dominated by the all-seeing Google. Google has been so successful in its execution and protection of its brand that we culturally understand that to “Google” something is to conduct an internet search, despite the existence of alternative search engines. Google holds a massive advantage over all other search engines. More than 88% of all web searches are conducted through Google while the second-largest web browser, Bing, claims not quite 6% of all web searches. While alternative search services have existed for years (such as DuckDuckGo, Ask, and Startpage), only two English language indexes exist – Google’s and Bing’s. Most of the familiar search “alternatives” pull from those two datasets. Alternative search engines, then, aren’t all that Read More ›

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post

Author
News
Date
March 3, 2021

Categorized
Arts & Culture, Business and Finance, Censorship, Law

Tagged
Abigail Shrier, Amazon (company), Anti-trust laws, Caitlin Basset, Cancel culture, Dr. Seuss books, Hate speech (Amazon), Irreversible Damage (book), John West, Let Harry Become Sally (book), Monopoly, Seattle viewpoint discrimination law, Theodore Roosevelt, When Harry Became Sally (book)}

Does Amazon’s Near-Monopoly Justify Its Use of Censorship?

_{Caitlin Basset looks at the little-known Seattle law that might make Amazon’s censorship much more costly} _{News

March 3, 2021

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Arts & Culture, Business and Finance, Censorship, Law}

Recently, Caitlin Basset told Stream readers about the Seattle law that could give Amazon — currently big on censorship — pause for thought: Last week Amazon spiked a [2018] book critical of transgender policy. The book — When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Movement, by Ryan T. Anderson. Amazon removed it without warning or explanation. “I hope you’ve already bought your copy,” Anderson wrote on Twitter, “cause Amazon just removed my book.” Amazon has breached free speech principles before. In the past two years, they banned products, films and ad campaigns for ideas it deems “objectionable.” Caitlin Bassett, “Could an Obscure Seattle Law Be Big Tech’s Undoing?” at Stream (February 28, 2021) Under an apparent new rule, Amazon Read More ›