Google is 'once, twice, three times a monopolist,' says the Justice Department
U.S. lawyers said that Google is "once, twice, three times a monopolist," while Google's lawyers claimed the DOJ proved "the exact opposite" of a monopoly. Next, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema will decide whether the case has merits.
The Department of Justice asks court to force Google to spin off Chrome
The US government formally proposed a partial breakup of Google on Wednesday, urging a federal judge to force a sale of the company’s Chrome web browser after a landmark ruling this year finding that Google had violated US antitrust law with its search business.
US Department of Justice Outlines Breakup of Google in Historic Anti-Trust Case
An anti-trust case by the US Department of Justice against Google, which began in 2020, has continued to gain intensity since a ruling in August asserted that Google is engaged in an illegal monopoly over the search engine market.
The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell off its Chrome browser
If a judge orders Google to sell Chrome, it could dramatically upend the multibillion-dollar online search business.
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Here’s why Google without Chrome is still a monopoly
The Justice Department’s push for Google to sell off its Chrome browser is a good start, but not nearly enough.
U.S. Says Google Is an Ad Tech Monopolist, in Closing Arguments
The two sides made their final cases to a federal judge Monday in a trial over the tech giant’s dominance in technology that sells ads online.
Google to sell Chrome AND be banned from re-entering the browser market for five years, recommends US Department of Justice
Not only will a judge be asked to enforce Google's sale of Chrome, but the filing made to a Washington federal court also outlines that, "following its divestiture of Chrome [Google] may not reenter the browser market for five years " (via The Guardian ).
Justice Department calls for Google to break off Chrome web browser
The Justice Department on Wednesday asked a judge to force tech giant Google to break off its Chrome web browser.
Google’s adtech monopoly faces historic antitrust test
The DOJ and Google delivered closing arguments debating whether the tech giant’s adtech dominance stifles competition or drives innovation.
The DOJ says Google is "once, twice, three times a monopolist"
The DOJ said that Google is "once, twice, three times a monopolist" in its final arguments in the ad tech monopoly case.
The United States Dept. of Justice wants Google to give up the keys to Android — Should Microsoft make the fabled "Surface Phone"?
Microsoft has utterly given up on its mobile aspirations, but maybe the right regulatory ruling could (and should) bring it ...
DOJ Seeks To Break Up Google—What This Could Potentially Mean For The Tech Company And Its Employees
The Justice Department is demanding that Google sell off its Chrome browser. Here's how the potential divestiture could have ...
What’s the deal with YouTube’s, Google’s terms on posting videos? Ask the lawyer
A reader has had his YouTube account taken down for violating Google’s terms. Columnist Ron Sokol explains what can be done ...
DOJ Says Google Controls 91% Of Ad Market; Google Says 10%
The US Department of Justice and Google present closing arguments in antitrust case regarding alleged monopoly of digital ad ...
US Google search antitrust trial will not be rescheduled for Trump's DOJ to revise proposals
A judge overseeing the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust case against Google over online searches said an April trial on ...
Google's Key Argument In Monopoly Lawsuit Falls Flat With US Judge
A federal judge threw cold water on one of Alphabet Inc.'s key arguments in a Department of Justice lawsuit over allegations ...
DOJ proposing forced sale of Google Chrome, could fetch $20 billion if judge OKs: Report
Bloomberg reported the U.S. Justice Department aims to force Google to sell Chrome, which could fetch as much as $20 billion.