US EditionThe Google Remedies Decision And Big Tech Antitrust
Judge Mehta's ruling imposes data sharing and exclusivity restrictions on Google for six years to promote competition, while allowing it to retain core assets like Chrome and Android.
- A recent court ruling requires Google to provide greater transparency in search practices to restore competition and benefit consumers.
- The lawsuit, filed by a coalition of attorneys general in December 2020, accused Google of maintaining its monopoly through anticompetitive conduct and contracts.
- In August 2024, a judge found Google guilty of abusing its monopoly power, harming consumers in online search and search text ads.
- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti stated that the ruling will provide consumers with 'real choices' and criticized Google's decline in search quality as a 'bloated husk.
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Google Avoids Breakup but Faces New Data Sharing Requirements
This week, D.C. District Court Judge Amit Mehta delivered his long-awaited remedies decision in U.S. v. Google. In the 230-page document, Judge Mehta charted a middle course that reflects both the strength and limitations of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) case against the search giant. In part, he readily admitted that courts “must approach the task of crafting remedies with a healthy dose of humility” because judges “are neither economic nor…
Google Ruling Praised By Tennessee AG Skrmetti
Court Orders Google to Open Up Search, Ending Monopoly and Boosting Competition A recent court ruling has mandated remedies in the Google search antitrust case, aiming to restore competition and benefit consumers. The decision, which follows a years-long legal battle, requires Google to provide greater transparency to advertisers and users, effectively challenging its dominant position […] Google Ruling Praised By Tennessee AG Skrmetti
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