Hum Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 (Reuters) - Google risks becoming a publishing monopoly within a few years, Italy's antitrust chief said on Tuesday, adding that social networks should be subject to antitrust limits. "In the course of a few years, Google could become a monopoly in this market," Giovanni Pitruzzella told Italy's lower house of parliament, referring to the publishing sector. The country's antitrust regulation should extend to internet media including social networks, which are competing with traditional publishing companies for advertising revenues, Pitruzzella added. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplezz Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 So what does this make Facebook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miuku. Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Quickly, hide this thread before Boz sees it and says it's ok for a business to be super-successful and monopolistic - as long as it's not Apple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealexweb Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Maybe the competition should do a better job to displace Google, Microsoft have been in the search market longer than Google so have no excuses really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 why can't these countries go after entities that are doing more harm like monsanto or the oil companies??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILikeTobacco Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 why can't these countries go after entities that are doing more harm like monsanto or the oil companies??? Because oil companies aren't running their competitors into the ground. Monsanto is the second largest, not the first, in its industry which means it can't possibly have a monopoly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassed Silver Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Publishing monopoly? What am I missing? Google is no monopoly. Or what is this about? Glassed Silver:mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Because oil companies aren't running their competitors into the ground. Monsanto is the second largest, not the first, in its industry which means it can't possibly have a monopoly. it does in the seed market..... 99% of seed companies seeds come from monsanto... and they are GMO with all kinds of anti-piracy crap attatched.... they will prosecute any farmers that have organic crops (non GMO) if a neighboring farm has monsanto seeds and they get blown on your property they have anti-piracy brigades that literally will check the fields routinely to check for the GMO seeds, then if they find any on your property you are charged with piracy and theft and prosecuted!! that's how evil that company is they need stopped and prosecuted and not google. monsanto also does very dangerous things as well if you google it. Noir Angel and Glassed Silver 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Quickly, hide this thread before Boz sees it and says it's ok for a business to be super-successful and monopolistic - as long as it's not Apple! Boz has his own Reality Distortion Field in place. Bought the generator second hand directly off Steve Jobs I heard. But ssshhht, I'm not supposed to tell anyone. :shiftyninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassed Silver Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 it does in the seed market..... 99% of seed companies seeds come from monsanto... and they are GMO with all kinds of anti-piracy crap attatched.... they will prosecute any farmers that have organic crops (non GMO) if a neighboring farm has monsanto seeds and they get blown on your property they have anti-piracy brigades that literally will check the fields routinely to check for the GMO seeds, then if they find any on your property you are charged with piracy and theft and prosecuted!! that's how evil that company is they need stopped and prosecuted and not google. monsanto also does very dangerous things as well if you google it. Monsato literally is one of the most evil big companies out there. Glassed Silver:mac remixedcat 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplezz Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 why can't these countries go after entities that are doing more harm like monsanto or the oil companies??? Because Microsoft and its proxy companies aren't lobbying to politicians against them ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted June 27, 2012 Member Share Posted June 27, 2012 Because Microsoft and its proxy companies aren't lobbying to politicians against them ;) Exactly. Google is nowhere near a monopoly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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