The US Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent lawsuit against Meta and decision against Alphabet unit Google highlights the changing landscape of antitrust legislation in the tech sector
Meta’s acquisition of Instagram and WhatsApp is under scrutiny, while Google’s dominance of the online ad market is being challenged with its recent ad tech losing trial
Both companies face a very different future over the next two decades, with the rising influence of the metaverse and AI technologies, as well as increased regulatory oversight calling for a reshaping of the internet economy.
Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Heath analyse the implications of the Google and Meta antitrust cases on The Vergecast, and discuss OpenAI’s plans to take on Binance with its new social network.
Also covered is Microsoft’s desire to support the Switch 2, Brendan Carr’s dummy status, and Allison Johnson’s investigation into the TikTok buying craze for Canon’s G7x mark III camera.