Meltdown

Last post brought the google indexed pages from 40 + to single digit and then to zero. A break/glitch in Google search index was also reported during this duration. The glitch reappeared( acknowledged by google) this year from February to May!     Digital inclusion, virtual access and these graphs, data and measurements tell a story. The de indexing is deliberate? How 'free' is internet and what all we were never allowed to find through search index?   The impact on those running small business by digital presence can be detaining, affecting their livelihood. Some supporters/readers were keen that other avenues and platforms is explored or pursued, the link toward that direction is pasted below:   abhibhayakti.substack.com     Migration post from the migrant? Click, read, share, whatever!

Case : Whether Google holds a monopoly in the search(2020) and advertising markets( 2023)? Amit Mehta, Judge, Ruling : Google is a monopoly in the search antitrust case,  September 2023. Two years ago. The ruling  ordered remedies not a split. Remedies are behavioural and specific, not STRUCTURAL. Amit Mehta recommended other remedies, they are :  Google is largely banned from entering into exclusive default search engine agreements with device manufacturers like Apple. Order imposed restrictions on monopolistic consolidation. It must make it easier for users to switch their default search engine. It must provide more transparency and access to its ad tech tools for rivals . In the separate adtech Anti-trust case the trial began on September 9, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, with Judge Leonie Brinkema presiding. On April 17, 2025, Judge Brinkema ruled that Google is liable for  "willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly ...