The U.S. Wants to Break Up Google and Meta. That Could Be Hard.

The U.S. Wants to Break Up Google and Meta. That Could Be Hard.

The last time the courts seriously weighed the wisdom of breaking up a giant technology company was a quarter-century ago, after Microsoft was found to have illegally stifled competition in personal computer software. A Federal District Court judge said yes to forcing Microsoft to split in two, separating its monopoly …

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When Google Altered Its Ad Rules, Charities Paid the Price

When Google Altered Its Ad Rules, Charities Paid the Price

In July 2023, Google said it would no longer restrict advertisers from using trademarks that belong to other organizations. That change quickly became a headache for nonprofits that buy Google search ads to find donors. Other outfits, they discovered, were using their trademarks in order to draw internet traffic. Samaritan’s …

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