Open Markets Wants Biden's DOJ to Block Google/Fitbit

Google's “unilateral decision” declaring its Fitbit buy closed (see 2101140006), despite ongoing DOJ oversight of the transaction, “is a stark demonstration of the corporation's disregard for democratic governance,” said Open Markets Institute Executive Director Barry Lynn Friday. He urged the incoming Biden administration to “immediately make clear that it intends to block” Google/Fitbit because the deal “is bad for Americans and to demonstrate that it will not abide further disrespect by Google of democratic rule of law.” DOJ and Google didn’t respond to questions.