DOJ's proposals risk hurting consumers, businesses, and developers

[shscs911]

https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/public-policy/doj-search-remedies-framework/

[tuveson]

> Hampering Google’s AI tools risks holding back American innovation at a critical moment

I would pay money to never see google search AI suggestions. If that’s what they consider innovation, then we definitely need more competing search engines.

[bbarnett → tuveson]

They completely broke verbatim too, been that way for a few months. Sheer incompetence.

But they at least have a "web" option, which just shows websites.

[curtis3389]

Their first point seems valid. Remember the AOL search logs:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_search_log_release

The rest of Google's points are worthless hogwash.

[JumpCrisscross]

There is value in contrasting the DoJ with the FTC, which has made a lot of noise but yielded—thus far—nothing substantial.

The DoJ is more powerful—it can bring criminal charges. But it’s also subject to a higher standard. (It couldn’t forget to define market share in a complaint, for instance.) Watch, carefully, for the folks who want a neophyte at the FTC but writhe at the DoJ’s teeth.

[anigbrowl]

Nothing could have convinced me more than the DOJ is on the right track.

[brendoelfrendo]

Why is Google's statement here? I don't really care about Google's opinion of a newly opened legal proceeding, of course their stance is that the DOJ is doing something bad.

[userbinator]

Exactly as expected, here comes the FUD.