Break up Google

The only logical, democratic response to Wikileak revelations

Eric Schmidt is executive chairman of Google (Alphabet). In the Podesta Wikileaks, he promises to help Clinton win. The emails between Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta and campaign manager Robby Mook show that Schmidt met with Podesta and was interested in assuming the role of “head outside advisor.”

Then, Schmidt delivered. Crowdstrike, an internet security firm, is owned by Google. This is the company that outed your campaign for apparently breaking DNC Minivan rules. This same firm now says there are links between Russia and Wikileaks. Google! And we do see some strange stuff with Google in the search engine.

Here Google directly interfered with the election of the US President and compromised its search neutrality. The only logical response is for the US government to break up this dangerous monopoly. We have seen time and again Google move into a sector and ruin existing companies by leveraging its search dominance. Mapquest was first in maps. They were squeezed out. This happens again and again.

Taking over the government it a step too far. Google is far too powerful already. With their finger in the White House, Google could render national sovereignty a quaint thing of the past. We would have no say at all in our future as a democratic people.

Europe and America must work together on this. In the past, Europe has been much tougher than the US on enforcing antitrust laws in the tech sector.

Maybe Donald Trump would be too busy grabbing … what he grabs… to do anything about this if elected. But you can be damn sure we would move towards technological serfdom if Hillary is elected.

I love Google products. I also want to live in a democracy.