# Google Loses Landmark US Antitrust Case

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/google-loses-landmark-us-antitrust-case/
- Published: 2024-08-17T09:45:07-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.informationweek.com