Judge finds Google is search engine ‘monopolist’ – ACS
Tech giant loses key US antitrust trial.
Google has created an illegal monopoly in the search engine industry by violating US antitrust law and spending billions on contracts to be the default search provider on most devices in the US, a judge has ruled.
The case, which could have major implications for Google’s parent company Alphabet and other tech giants, also marks the first major victory for US authorities currently attempting to wrangle the power of Big Tech.
The ruling by District Judge Amit Mehta comes nearly four years after the US Justice Department began its lawsuit, and will see potential changes or penalties for Google to be discussed from September.
The possibility of breaking up Alphabet to make the market more competitive has even been floated, as Google controls more than 90 per cent of the search market.
“The court reaches the following conclusion: Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” Mehta wrote in his ruling, in which he…
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