Bernie Sanders Says Google May Be Worth $2 Trillion And Its Founders Worth $292B But It's Not Above Law: 'Break It Up'
Bernie Sanders Says Google May Be Worth $2 Trillion And Its Founders Worth $292B But It's Not Above Law: 'Break It Up'
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) might be worth $2 trillion but it is "not above the law," after a federal judge ruled that the company's monopoly in the online search market is illegal.
联邦参议员伯尼·桑德斯（I-Vt.）表示，Alphabet Inc.（纳斯达克代码：GOOG）（纳斯达克代码：GOOGL）可能价值$2万亿美元，但它“法外之地”，此前一名联邦法官裁定该公司在在线搜索市场上的垄断行为是非法的。
What Happened: On Monday, Sanders, who is the chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), took to X, formerly Twitter, and said the court's decision is a major victory for the American people.
周一，参议院卫生、教育、劳工及养老金委员会（HELP）主席桑德斯前往曾用名 Twitter 的 X，表示法院的决定是美国人民的重大胜利。
"Today's court decision that Google violated the Sherman Antitrust Act is a major victory for the American people. Google may be a $2 trillion corporation. Its founders may be worth $292 billion. But it's not above the law," he stated.
“今天法院判定谷歌违反《谢尔曼反托拉斯法》，这是美国人民的重大胜利。谷歌可能是一家市值 2 万亿美元的公司，其创始人的身家可能达到 2920 亿美元，但它不能凌驾于法律之上，”他说。
He then suggested breaking the search and advertising giant stating, "It's time to hold Google accountable and break it up."
他随后建议打破这个搜索和广告巨头，称“是时候让谷歌承担责任并分拆它了。”
Today's court decision that Google violated the Sherman Antitrust Act is a major victory for the American people. Google may be a $2 trillion corporation. Its founders may be worth $292 billion. But it's not above the law.
It's time to hold Google accountable and break it up.— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) August 5, 2024
今天法院判定谷歌违反《谢尔曼反托拉斯法》，这是美国人民的重大胜利。谷歌可能是一家市值 2 万亿美元的公司，其创始人的身家可能达到 2920 亿美元，但它不能凌驾于法律之上。
是时候让谷歌承担责任并分拆它了。——伯尼·桑德斯(@SenSanders)2024年8月5日
Why It Matters: The lawsuit alleged that Alphabet's payments to make its search engine the default option on smartphone web browsers violated U.S. antitrust law by effectively blocking competition in the space.
这场诉讼声称，Alphabet 为使其搜索引擎成为智能手机网络浏览器的默认选项而进行的支付违反了美国反托拉斯法，并通过有效地阻止该领域的竞争来达成垄断地位。
The company was accused of maintaining a monopoly on online search and related advertising through $26 billion in payments to Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co, and other smartphone makers over multiple decades.
该公司被指控通过向苹果、三星电子和其他智能手机制造商支付 260 亿美元，在在线搜索及相关广告领域保持垄断地位。
Alphabet currently has a market cap of $1.966 trillion. Last month, Alphabet announced second-quarter revenue of $84.742 billion, surpassing the consensus estimate of $84.202 billion.
Alphabet 目前的市值为 1.966 万亿美元。上个月，Alphabet 宣布第二季度营业收入为 847.42 亿美元，超过 842.02 亿美元的共识预期。