A judge has ruled that Google’s search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble the tech giant.
A judge on Monday ruled that Google's ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world's best-known companies.The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the U.S.
Google's dominance challenged in biggest antitrust trial in decadesIt represents a major setback for Google and its parent, Alphabet Inc., which had steadfastly argued that its popularity stemmed from consumers' overwhelming desire to use a search engine so good at what it does that it has become synonymous with looking things up online. Google's search engine currently processes an estimated 8.
European regulators probe Apple, Google and Meta under new digital lawJustice Department lawyers argued that Google's monopoly enabled it to charge advertisers artificially high prices while also enjoying the luxury of being able to invest more time and money into improving the quality of its search engine — a lax approach that hurt consumers.
DOJ sues Apple in sweeping antitrust suit over iPhone monopoly in USThe potential outcome could result in a wide-ranging order requiring Google to dismantle some of the pillars of its internet empire or prevent it from shelling out more than $20 billion annually to ensure its search engine automatically answers queries on the iPhone and other internet-connected devices. After the next phase, the judge could conclude only modest changes are required to level the playing field.
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