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Episode 787: Google Is Big. Is That Bad?

Google just got hit with a multibillion-dollar antitrust fine. Here's what it tells us about competition, market power, and the biggest corporations on the planet.
European competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager announces antitrust charges against Google in 2015. / JOHN THYS / Getty Images

Earlier this summer, a European official walked into a roomful of reporters and answered a question that some people have been askingIs Google abusing its power over the Internet?

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