Yelp’s Luther Lowe on the ‘Seismic’ Antitrust Case Against Google
‘This is a reckoning of their own making’
OneZero is partnering with the Big Technology Podcast from Alex Kantrowitz to bring readers exclusive access to interview transcripts with notable figures in and around the tech industry.
This week, Kantrowitz sits down with Yelp’s SVP public policy Luther Lowe in an “emergency” podcast to talk about the antitrust case against Google. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
To subscribe to the podcast and hear the interview for yourself, you can check it out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Overcast.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against Google on Tuesday, alleging the company unlawfully maintained a monopoly in search and search advertising. The antitrust action was the most significant since the DOJ’s case against Microsoft, and is sure to send ripples through Silicon Valley — Facebook, Apple, and Amazon will be paying close attention since they might be next.
To talk about what all of this might mean, Yelp’s senior vice president of public policy Luther Lowe joined the Big Technology Podcast on extremely short notice. Lowe has been pushing the case against Google forward for years, and his on-the-ground perspective can help shed light…
