By Eva Dou and Gerrit De Vynck, washingtonpost.com, 8-5-24
A federal court has found that Google illegally abused its market power to quash competition in Internet search, handing the Justice Department a landmark victory against Big Tech.
“Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” Judge Amit P. Mehta wrote in his judgment on Aug. 5.
Mehta wrote that Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., has violated Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act 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…. Lawsuits have also been filed against Amazon, Meta, and Apple. » Read More