“Google’s market power is one of the most critical challenges for competition policymakers in the world today,” Lynn wrote. Days later, Slaughter told Lynn that “the time has come for Open Markets and New America to part ways”, according to an email from Slaughter to Lynn obtained by the Times. New America has received roughly $21m from Google, Schmidt and his family foundation since 1999. In an interview with the Times, Lynn said Slaughter had caved to pressure from Schmidt and Google. He said: “Google is very aggressive in throwing its money around Washington and Brussels, and then pulling the strings.

Source: The Guardian August 30, 2017 16:56 UTC