United States v. Google

We the People

National Constitution Center

News, News Commentary, History

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🗓️ 29 October 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

The Justice Department recently filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of illegally maintaining monopolies over search and search advertising. This week’s episode details the ins and outs of the lawsuit, the allegations the government makes against Google, and what all this might mean for similar companies like Apple and the future of Big Tech. To figure out how we got here, we also look to the history of antitrust, including what happened when a similar lawsuit was brought against Microsoft. Leading experts on technology, antitrust, and the Constitution Tim Wu of Columbia Law School and Adam White of George Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School join host Jeffrey Rosen. Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.

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0:36.0	onto the show.
0:37.0	I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome
0:46.4	to We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.
0:49.9	The National Constitution Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit chartered by Congress
0:54.8	to increase awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.
1:00.0	The Justice Department recently filed a lawsuit against Google accusing the company of
1:05.2	unlawfully maintaining monopolies over search and search advertising.
1:10.2	To discuss what the lawsuit might mean for the future of big tech and to understand its legal stakes,
1:16.0	I'm joined by two of America's leading experts on tech, antitrust, and the Constitution.
1:22.0	Tim Wu is the Julius Silver professor of law. antitrust and the Constitution.
1:22.6	Tim Wu is the Julius Silver Professor of Law,
1:25.2	Science and Technology at Columbia Law School.
1:28.0	He is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times,
1:30.8	where his recent piece is Google,
1:33.1	you can't buy your way out of this.
1:35.3	He's the author of many books, including
1:37.7	The Curse of Bigness Antitrust in the New Gilded Age.
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