How to Hide a $2 Trillion (Google) Antitrust Trial (www.thebignewsletter.com)
from JRepin@lemmy.ml to technology@lemmy.world on 25 Sep 2023 09:56
https://lemmy.ml/post/5486776

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/5486771

We did an analysis of the Google antitrust trial. Last week, over half of the trial was held behind closed doors because the judge, Amit Mehta, is deferring to Google on the need for secrecy.

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MonkderZweite@feddit.ch on 25 Sep 2023 10:32 collapse

Tl;dr: judge has no clue about tech industry and Google keeps most of the interesting parts and documents of the trial closed to the public, with the argument it would be “clickbait”.

squiblet@kbin.social on 25 Sep 2023 11:19 collapse

That's not even a proper usage of the term clickbait. I wonder whether the lawyers actually know that.

Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com on 25 Sep 2023 11:51 collapse

We can’t show it because it could be disturbing! Uh, distributed, eh distorted?

Also guy in screenshot looks like bill gates lol

squiblet@kbin.social on 25 Sep 2023 12:45 collapse

That is Bill Gates. The article has a 40 minute video of 'highlights' of a deposition he did in the late 90s.