Google Loses Landmark US Antitrust Case

Image credit: GK Images via Alamy Stock. Article by Shane Snider. InformationWeek – August 6, 2024.

Google has found itself on the losing end of a landmark antitrust case after a judge ruled on Monday that the company illegally ran a monopoly in search and text advertising. The 2020 case — which combined another case filed by the Department of Justice and attorneys general from 38 states — contended that Google held its dominance in the search market by unfairly blocking competitors in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act, which outlaws monopolies. […]

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