US Court finds Google guilty of search engine monopoly in historical antitrust case
Google illegally monopolized the search engine market, ruled Judge Amit P. Mehta of the US District Court for the District of Columbia. According to a 286-page ruling, the company paid $26 billion to smartphone and web browser owners to make its search engine the default option, preventing competitors from gaining a foothold in the market.
Mehta also ruled that Google does not have a monopoly in the market for search engine advertising, noting that Amazon and Walmart have begun offering advertising related to searches on their own websites. However, Google does have a monopoly over search…
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