The social media app Bluesky is flying high this week as users who are disenchanted with Elon Musk’s X flee that platform post-election. That’s just one of the topics for today’s “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.” We’ll also get into Big Tech’s big-money lobbying effort to slow down a federal bill aimed at protecting kids online.
But first, the latest in the potential Google breakup. This week, the Department of Justice proposed forcing the company to sell its Chrome browser. It’s one possible resolution to an antitrust case that has already ruled Google’s search business a monopoly. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino is joined by Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, to break down these stories.
“U.S. Proposes Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly” from The New York Times
“Inside Big Tech’s Bid to Sink the Online Kid Safety Bill” from The Wall Street Journal
“Dozens of states ask Congress to un-doom the Kids Online Safety Act” from The Verge
“How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Explosive Growth” from The New York Times
“CEO of new social media company competing with X describes users’ experiences” from CNN
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