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Hello, Megna Chakra Bardi here with a special drop from our archives into your on point podcast feed.. This past week a federal judge issued an historic

ruling that could shake up how we use the internet. U.S. District Judge Amit Metha

ruled that Google has a monopoly on internet search and has been

illegally using its dominance to stifle competition and quash innovation.

It's the biggest antitrust case in the past quarter century. The

Justice Department first filed suit against Google nearly four years ago under the

Trump presidency and is continuing its efforts to rein in big tech

under President Joe Biden. Now exactly how this decision will shake up the search

market will depend on the remedy Judge Mitha orders, but that process may take years

since Google says it will appeal the decision. We've been fascinated by this

monopoly case since it goes straight at the question of how big is too big in our world today.

How do you measure monopolistic harm if billions of customers are happily using a product?

How much influence should big Tech have on our lives?

Well that's why back in October we undertook a detailed examination of this case,

it's called USV Google, with one of the nation's foremost experts on modern monopolies.

And today we're raising that episode back up from our archives for you.

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