The three things Democrats must do to regain rural America’s trust

After decades of alienating working-class and rural voters from the Democratic party, it’s time the left bridges the divide

The Guardian

It could be the largest #Antitrust #Lawsuit ever filed in #USHistory

A class action suit filed against #Amazon may turn 288 million buyers into #claimants, in what is described as a massive #AntiDiscounting scheme.

Who qualifies?

"... defined as: all persons in the United States who on or after May 26, 2017, purchased five or more new, physical goods from third-party sellers on Amazon’s marketplace."

Layman's terms:
https://www.openclassactions.com/settlements/amazon-marketplace-antitrust-class-action-lawsuit-decoster.php

Docket info:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59939851/de-coster-v-amazoncom-inc/

🚨 NEWS: Stati Uniti verso causa per bloccare la fusione Paramount-Warner Bros: cosa significa per i consumatori

Ecco i punti chiave in breve:
💡 Una coalizione di stati americani si prepara a fare causa per fermare l'acquisizione di Warner Bros. da parte di Paramount Global. L'iniziativa segue le indagini già avviate dal pr...

🚀 LINK: https://meteoraweb.com/news/stati-uniti-verso-causa-per-bloccare-la-fusione-paramount-warner-bros-cosa-significa-per-i-consumatori

#streaming #antitrust #fusione #paramountGlobal #warnerBros.Discovery

Press Gazette: European publishers seek £552m+ from Google claiming ad market abuse. “The European Commission said that any people or company affected by anti-competitive behaviour outlined by this case could seek damages, which would be considered separately to the fine imposed on Google. The publishers involved in the case argue they should collectively be awarded damages of more than […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/06/press-gazette-european-publishers-seek-552m-from-google-claiming-ad-market-abuse/
Press Gazette: European publishers seek £552m+ from Google claiming ad market abuse

Press Gazette: European publishers seek £552m+ from Google claiming ad market abuse. “The European Commission said that any people or company affected by anti-competitive behaviour outlined b…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Google’s I/O 2026 Search overhaul replaces blue links with AI agents and AI Overviews, prompting backlash and a 30% rise in DuckDuckGo installs 📈
DuckDuckGo saw U.S. installs rise 18.1% WoW, peaking at 30.5%, alongside higher use of its AI-free search option reflecting demand for opt-out controls 🔐

🔗 https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/26/duckduckgo-installs-are-up-30-as-users-reject-being-force-fed-googles-ai-search/

#TechNews #Google #GoogleSearch #SEO #DuckDuckGo #AIOverviews #Search #Privacy #AI #FOSS #OpenWeb #DataPrivacy #BigTech #Antitrust #Web #UserControl #DigitalRights #US #USA

DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search | TechCrunch

Google overhauled Search at I/O 2026, replacing blue links with AI agents. The backlash has been swift. DuckDuckGo app installs spiked 30% as users seek a way out.

TechCrunch
Top Paramount Lawyer Claims Opposition To Warner Brothers Merger Is ‘Antisemitic’

Paramount is clearly getting nervous about the growing opposition to its $111 billion merger with Warner Brothers, which is being intensely criticized for dodgy overseas funding, its dire impact on…

Techdirt
Former California AG Bill Lockyer Offers A Dumb And Lazy Defense Of The Paramount Warner Bros Merger

There’s just an exhaustingly long list of reasons why the $111 billion planned acquisition of Warner Brothers by Larry Ellison and Paramount is very, very bad. Bad for consumers, bad for labo…

Techdirt

“…No one is able to access the unencrypted data without our authorisation.” https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/01/fcas-palantir-deal-could-expose-uk-financial-data-to-trumps-us-critics-fear

Why should any believe that authorisation won’t be given? Farage, is not the only one who is keen to collaborate with Trump. Many in the other parties would do so as well. #authorisation #surveillance #PoliceState #GDPR #weakLinks #Antitrust #monopolies

FCA’s Palantir deal could expose UK financial data to Trump’s US, critics fear

Exclusive: MP and campaigners say sensitive citizen and company data could be subject to US disclosure laws

The Guardian
What’s Next Now That Live Nation Has Been Found to Act as a Monopoly

The music industry may be significantly changed by the judicial rulings to come, but there is still a lot of lawyering left to do.

The New York Times