Google has an illegal monopoly on search, US judge finds
- A federal judge ruled that Google violated U.S. Antitrust laws by maintaining a monopoly in online search and text advertising.
- The U.S. Department of Justice and states sued Google for paying companies to set it as the default search provider.
- The judge stated, "Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly." Punishment details are still pending.
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Google Search Deemed Illegal Monopoly from US Judge
A federal judge in the United States has ruled that Google’s online search monopoly is illegal. Penalties faced are to be decided at a later hearing. Credit: The Pancake of Heaven! / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 A United States judge has declared that Google acted illegally to overwhelm its competition and sustain an online monopoly on searches and advertising. This ruling comes after Google was sued by the United States Department of Justice …
Judge Rules Google Maintains Illegal Monopoly Over Search
A U.S. district judge ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation, a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies. What do you think?Read more...
NH AG applauds decision finding Google is an illegal monopoly
New Hampshire's attorney general applauded a federal court for finding that Google illegally abused its market power to quash competition in internet search, handing the U.S. Justice Department a landmark victory against Big Tech.
Court Rules Google is Monopoly Violating Sherman Antitrust Act - The Last Refuge
After two years of pre-trial litigation, and a year of trial in front of U.S. District Judge Amit Mehtata, the court has determined that Google is factually a monopoly operation in the business of online search engine use and advertising. Google is violating section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act by running a monopoly business […]
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