The Justice Department wants to fix a search engine monopoly
Google’s lawyers told a US court that the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposed remedies in the antitrust case against it are a “wishlist for competitors” and will allow them to “get resources that took Google decades to develop”. They argued Google’s search engine Gemini wasn’t the subject of the antitrust case and didn’t hold a monopoly on AI products.
What should be done about the situation of Google being a monopolist?
A US judge has ruled that Google has unlawfully maintained its monopoly in search by using anti-competitive deals to keep rivals from gaining traction. The judge ruled that there is only one Dominant Player in both general search and general search text ads. Google could be fined up to $950 million for violating antitrust laws, according to The Verge.
The US judge rules that the search engine is illegal
US Justice Department has sued Google over alleged anti-competitive practices in search and e-commerce. It said Google abused its market power by favouring its own products and apps over competitors. The department’s antitrust case will be heard in federal court in San Francisco. Apple had sued Google in September last year for abusing its market dominance in search and e-commerce.