Google loses big in antitrust case, judge calls company a ‘monopolist’ (Update: Statement)
It's currently unknown how the decision will affect Google's business.
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- Google has suffered a major defeat in a case filed by the US Department of Justice.
- The judge ruled Google guilty of engaging in monopolistic behavior when it paid companies to have its search engine set as the default on devices and web browsers.
- There’s no decision yet on what this will mean for Google’s search business.
Update, Aug 5, 2024 (11:40 PM ET): Google’s President of Global Affairs, Mr. Kent Walker, has released the following statement on this DOJ decision:
This decision recognizes that Google offers the best search engine, but concludes that we shouldn’t be allowed to make it easily available.
