The DOJ's objections to the ASA suggest that the current administration is attempting to fulfill its promise to engage in more energetic § 2 enforcement than its predecessor. This is reflected by the DOJ's focus on "exclusivity" for Google and "foreclosure" of competitors. Such a focus runs the risk of overly discounting the procompetitive benefits of the ASA, including the introduction of a new service that might otherwise not exist for some time.
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