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TBD | The Future of the Internet Hinges on Gail Slater

2025/6/8
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Lizzie O'Leary: 我认为 Gail Slater 是华盛顿最重要的人物之一，但可能很多人都没听说过她。她的工作可能会永远改变互联网。 Nancy Scola: Gail Slater 在华盛顿特区科技政策圈内广为人知。她曾在联邦贸易委员会和互联网协会工作，对科技监管问题有深刻的理解。在特朗普政府期间，她对大型科技公司的权力产生了新的看法，并开始积极推动反垄断执法。她认为，如果科技公司能够随意审查言论，那么它们就变得过于强大，需要受到监管。我个人认为，Gail Slater 的独特之处在于，她既有传统共和党对自由市场的信仰，又愿意采取强硬的反垄断措施来监管科技公司。她对科技公司的态度转变，以及她与特朗普政府的联系，使她成为一个备受关注的人物。

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This chapter introduces Gail Slater, the assistant attorney general for antitrust, and her significant role in the government's antitrust case against Google. It also highlights the importance of the case and its potential impact on the future of the internet.
  • Gail Slater inherited the antitrust case against Google.
  • The case could result in Google selling off Chrome.
  • Slater's actions could significantly change the internet.

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Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater inherited the government’s antitrust case against Google and is eager to follow it through—but likely not for the same reasons as her predecessors. 

Guest:  Nancy Scola), reporter and contributing writer at POLITICO). 

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