How to Hide a $2 Trillion Antitrust Trial
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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.

cross-posted from: https://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.

  • MonkderZweite@feddit.chEnglish
    46·
    8 months ago

    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
      20·
      8 months ago

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

      • Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.comEnglish
        8·
        8 months ago

        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
          10·
          8 months ago

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