Thread by @leah_nylen

Alright, it's a go. 38 AGs sued Google today: DC, Puerto Rico, Guam and 35 states. Both D and Rs.

The suit asks for both "structural divestitures as well as effective, monitorable, and measurable conduct remedies" against Google (that's legal speak for breakup plus potential ongoing oversight)

The suit alleges Google has three overlapping monopolies: general search services, general search advertising, and general search text advertising

This is also way broader than the DOJ suit, getting into voice assistants, home speakers and connected cars

Nebraska AG Doug Peterson pushes back on Google's claim that people use its search engine because they like it. “It’s not people use Google. It’s Google uses people. ...Google chooses to extract volumes of personal data in the search market."

Iowa AG Tom Miller: "This case is about power. Google has immense power in the technology world. It’s about the use of that power."

He also praises Congress for its work in this area and mentions "other legislative solutions might be available" to deal with Google

TN AG Herbert Slattery: “When smartphones took off, Google made sure they controlled search. They are doing the same thing on voice and connected cars. It’s a similar playbook.”

Slattery: “Most people don’t really know how invasive Google is and they certainly don’t know the extent to which they monetize that date.” He mentions location and even changes in barometric pressure as things Google tracks to help sell advertising.

Miller on learning from Europe: “People in government and Congress should be thinking about whether there should be some regulation beyond antitrust. Antitrust may not be the vehicle to remedy this situation. The question of an effective remedy here is quite elusive.”