In the opening week of the US Justice Department’s antitrust case against Google, the search company faced allegations that it strong-armed partners into deals that cemented its dominance. The federal government argues that around 2010, Google began using anti-competitive tactics to maintain its search engine monopoly. The case sheds light on Google’s reliance on default … Read more
Google is on trial for allegedly using underhand tactics to ensure it stays the world’s leading search engine. The U.S. Justice Department claims Google, which owns a 90% market share in search, paid massive sums to companies like Apple to make it the default search engine on products like the iPhone. These multibillion-dollar deals gave … Read more
The Justice Department’s antitrust case against Google and its search engine dominance is set to begin Tuesday. The case, U.S. et al v. Google, focuses on the company’s popular search engine, alleging Google used its 90% market share to illegally throttle competition in both search and search advertising. This is one of several antitrust cases against … Read more
In a significant development in two antitrust lawsuits against Google, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has dismissed some claims while allowing others to proceed to trial. The lawsuits, filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Attorneys General of 38 states, accuse Google of anti-competitive practices that violate Section … Read more
YouTube is disabling videos for people using ad blockers as part of a new trial. The social media platform is asking users to either turn ad blockers off or pay £11.99 a month for YouTube Premium if they want access to its extensive video library. Why we care. If this trial is expanded to the … Read more
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