Antitrust,at& articles
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US antitrust case against Google is just the start
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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Judge grills US and Google on antitrust claims
The judge overseeing a landmark U.S. antitrust challenge to Google tried to poke holes in both sides' cases during closing arguments Thursday, as he weighs a ruling that could reshape the technology industry. Judge Amit P. Mehta was presiding over the first day of closing arguments in the most consequential tech antitrust case since the U.S. government sued Microsoft in the late 1990s. The Justice Department has sued Google, accusing it of illegally shoring up a monopoly in online search. Google...
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Google and DOJ attorneys begin closing antitrust arguments
The day covered a number of key topics core to the case including search market landscape, search quality, alternatives options for users.