How Google’s co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have ‘escaped all scrutiny’ in landmark antitrust trials
“If the CEO says something, he’s speaking for Google, whereas if Larry Page says something, you have to prove he’s speaking for Google – even though everyone knows he is”
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have kept a low profile as the Big Tech firm weathers a series of critical antitrust court battles – and it’s part of a long-running pattern of avoiding federal scrutiny, experts say.
The search giant is reeling after a shocking court loss to “Fortnite” maker Epic Games that could upend its lucrative Android app store business. During that trial, US District Judge James Donato slammed what he called a “disturbing” companywide effort to destroy evidence in the high-stakes case. ---More...
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