“We are an example of the consequences,” said Michal Feix, a former chief executive of Seznam, who now leads its policy and legal work as an outside consultant. Without the new laws, he said, “you just can’t compete.”Google said its success in the Czech Republic was the result of building a superior service. Czechs “choose our products because they help people find the information they’re looking for — and because we make thousands of improvements every year,” Google said in a statement.In the Czech Republic, Seznam’s history traces to early enthusiasm about the internet.Ivo Lukacovic, the founder and owner of Seznam, recalled a childhood without much money; his family had no c …
