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Should digital monopolies be broken up?

European moves against Google are about protecting companies, not consumers

Nov 27th 2014

ALTHOUGH no company is mentioned by name, it is very clear which American internet giant the European Parliament has in mind in a resolution that has been doing the rounds in the run-up to a vote on November 27th. One draft calls for “unbundling search engines from other commercial services” to ensure a level playing field for European companies and consumers. This is the latest and most dramatic outbreak of Googlephobia in Europe.

This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Should digital monopolies be broken up?”