#Google is an illegal #monopoly, federal court rules
A federal court has found that Google illegally abused its market #power to quash #competition in #InternetSearch, handing the #DOJ a landmark victory against as it takes on a string of federal #antitrust lawsuits #BigTech.
“Google is a monopolist, & it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” Judge Amit P. Mehta wrote in his judgment on Monday.
#law #TechPolicy #tech #business
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/05/doj-google-monopoly-trial-judgment/
Google is an illegal monopoly, federal court rules
The ruling is a victory for the DOJ, in the first of a string of federal antitrust lawsuits against Big Tech.Eva Dou (The Washington Post)
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •Mehta wrote that #Google, a unit of #AlphabetInc, has violated Section 2 of the Sherman #Antitrust Act by maintaining its #monopoly in 2 product markets in the #UnitedStates — general #search service & general #text #advertising — through exclusive distribution agreements w/ customer companies.
#law #DOJ #TechPolicy #BigTech #tech #business
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •The case has been closely watched in #antitrust #law circles as the first of a string of cases federal prosecutors have launched against high-tech giants. Antitrust enforcers argue that #BigTech has gotten too powerful & doesn’t serve the #PublicInterest. Lawsuits have also been filed against #Amazon, #Meta & #Apple.
#DOJ #TechPolicy #BigTech #tech #business #Google
HistoPol (#HP) 🥥 🌴
in reply to Nonilex • • •There is an antitrust godess:
"The Department of Justice and a bipartisan group of attorneys general from 38 states and territories,..."
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/google-loses-antitrust-case-search-rcna165246
"👉#Google, a unit of #Alphabet, has violated Section 2 of the #ShermanAntitrustAct by maintaining its #monopoly in two product markets in the United States — general search service and general text advertising — through exclusive distribution agreements with customer companies."
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https://archive.is/MTSj6
Google loses antitrust case over search
Jennifer Elias, CNBC (NBC News)