US EditionGoogle sued in Britian for alleged monopolization of advertising
- Alphabet's Google faces a class action in Britain, filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Tuesday.
- The lawsuit alleges Google abused its market power, enabling it to overcharge advertisers for online search ads.
- Google allegedly shut out competition by pre-installing Google Search and Chrome on Android devices and iPhones.
- The claim seeks $6.6 billion in damages for overcharging advertisers; Brook stated U.K. Businesses had "almost no choice but to use Google ads."
- Google will argue against the claims, stating consumers and advertisers use Google because it is helpful, not due to a lack of alternatives.
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Google sued in the UK: 5 billion pounds demanded for "abuse of dominant position in the online market"
Google is facing a class action lawsuit worth up to 5 billion pounds in the UK, accused of abusing its almost total dominance in the online search market to artificially raise digital advertising prices, CNBC reports.
Google Faces $6.6 Billion Lawsuit in UK over Claims of Search Advertising Monopoly Abuse
Google is facing a class action lawsuit in the UK for £5 billion ($6.6 billion) in potential damages over allegations that the tech giant abused its stranglehold on the search market to drive up advertising prices. The post Google Faces $6.6 Billion Lawsuit in UK over Claims of Search Advertising Monopoly Abuse appeared first on Breitbart.
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Google facing £5 bn UK lawsuit over ad searches: firms
Google on Wednesday said it would "vigorously" defend itself after some 250,000 UK businesses filed a multi-billion-pound legal claim against the US tech giant for allegedly overcharging for online advertising.
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