Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Ohio AG Dave Yost Files Lawsuit to Declare Google a Public Utility

 The Associated Press

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed a lawsuit asking the court to declare Google a public utility, which would subject the Masters of the Universe to government regulation.

The Hill reports that Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) on Tuesday filed a lawsuit asking the court to declare tech giant Google a public utility. If Google is declared a public utility, the company would become subject to government regulation.

Yost’s complaint was filed in Delaware County Court and alleges that the Silicon Valley titan has used its dominance as a search engine to prioritize its own products and services over “organic search results” in a way that “intentionally disadvantages competitors.”

Yost said in a statement: “Google uses its dominance of internet search to steer Ohioans to Google’s own products–that’s discriminatory and anti-competitive. When you own the railroad or the electric company or the cellphone tower, you have to treat everyone the same and give everybody access.”

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3 comments:

  1. It's great to hear of this. Google is gonna spend millions upon millions to defend against this. Here's to praying other state's AG join suit and draft indictments against google and then start with farcebook and amazoid!

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  2. I live in Ohio. Keep in mind, Yost is in the same mold as Dewine. I'm actually somewhat surprised by this move. Then again, Dewine has a good chance of losing re-election to MAGA supporter Jim Renacci.

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