US antitrust case against Google is just the start
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The US government's landmark antitrust trial against Google's search business is nearing its conclusion. But the parade of major federal cases challenging Big Tech's power is just getting going. Under the Trump administration, the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission started investigating Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta, the parent company of Instagram and WhatsApp, for monopolistic behavior. The government has since sued all four companies -- Google twice -- in what it says is an...

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