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Nov 2024
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Is a Breakup of Google Coming? Australia...

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Scott discusses what’s at stake in the Google antitrust case, specifically whether a breakup of Google is likely to happen. He then speaks about the news that Australia is considering legislation banning social media for children under 16 years old. He wraps up with advice to a professor teaching a small group of students. 

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