Standing up for the little folks usually is a stand-up thing to do.
But this? This is dangerous.
This might be the worst idea Yost has had since, well, since last week, when he released a video of himself burning a surgical mask to the tune of Fire, and then made matters incalculably worse by referring to Jimi Hendrix as Jim.
Now, Yost is asking a court to declare Google a public utility that should be regulated as such. Google uses its dominance of internet search to steer Ohioans to Google s own products – that s discriminatory and anti-competitive, Yost said in a statement. When you own the railroad or the electric company or the cellphone tower, you have to treat everyone the same and give everybody access.
Ohio News
Jun 9, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a court to declare Google a public utility and to regulate it as one in the latest twist on the escalating legal efforts to rein in the company that runs the internet’s dominant search engine.
The Republican official is alleging that Google has been abusing its power in a way that is discriminatory and anti-competitive to Ohio residents.
“When you own the railroad or the electric company or the cellphone tower, you have to treat everyone the same and give everybody access,” Yost said in a statement.
Ohio Files Lawsuit Seeking to Declare Google a Public Utility
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a lawsuit against Google on Tuesday, asking the court to declare the company a public utility and put the tech giant under government regulation.
“Google uses its dominance of Internet search to steer Ohioans to Google’s own products that’s discriminatory and anti-competitive,” Yost said in a statement. “When you own the railroad or the electric company or the cellphone tower, you have to treat everyone the same and give everybody access.”
Yost said that Google harms Ohioans because they cannot make the best choices if they don’t get all the information.