Google has an illegal monopoly on search, US judge finds

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 …

"Google is a monopolist": Judge sides with Biden administration, says tech giant broke antitrust law

The decision is the first significant ruling against a tech giant in over two decades

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.

The verdict on Monday is a big win for the U.S. government, which filed the lawsuit to curb the search engine's market dominance.

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 […]