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Congressman Warns FTC: Leave Google Alone

Posted by timothy on from the there-is-only-one-ftc dept.

concealment writes with this selection from Ars Technica: "A Democratic congressman who played a leading role in the fight against the Stop Online Piracy Act earlier this year has taken up a new cause: shielding Google from antitrust scrutiny. In a strongly worded letter to Federal Trade Commission chairman Jon Leibowitz, Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) praised Google's contribution to the nation's economy. He warned Leibowitz that if the FTC does choose to initiate an antitrust case against Google, Congress might react by curtailing its regulatory authority."

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  1. Re:Leave Google Alone! by binarylarry · · Score: 0, Troll

    The parent poster is the visual studio troll asshole.

    (Just saying)

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  2. Re:As much as I like Jared, I differ here by pr0nbot · · Score: 1, Troll

    In terms of "Google's contribution to the nation's economy" I hope the US is getting a better deal from Google than the UK is:

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/apr/20/google-uk-tax-avoidance

  3. Re:In other words... by PieMokz · · Score: 0, Troll

    One of the biggest points raised in Europe is how Google demands advertisers to not to use same adverts in competing ad platforms, therefore unfairly preventing competition to enter marketplace (creating adverts cost lots of money sometimes).