US EditionGoogle, Justice Department face off in climactic showdown in search monopoly case
- On Friday, Google faces a federal court hearing as the Justice Department aims to enforce significant changes following last year's ruling that labeled its search engine monopoly illegal.
- The four-and-a-half-year-old case arises from concerns that Google’s dominance in search and related markets blocks competition and innovation.
- The DOJ demands a radical overhaul including banning default search engine lock-in payments and forcing Google to sell its Chrome browser to limit its control over data and distribution.
- Alphabet Inc. Is valued at $2 trillion largely due to Google’s search engine, while AI startups like OpenAI and Perplexity, testifying last month, aim to leverage the DOJ case to compete.
- Judge Mehta plans to rule before Labor Day amid debate; Google promises to appeal, while some groups warn DOJ’s proposals risk harming innovation and privacy without clear consumer benefits.
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Google and the Justice Department are set to begin closing arguments in the historic antitrust case that started nine months ago when a federal judge ruled Google has a monopoly over the search engine market. CBS News' Jake Rosen has the latest updates.
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