A federal judge today announced what remedies Google faces after the company was found to have a monopoly in online search.
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As Google sits in the hot seat for paying companies to utilize its products in place of any competition, court testimony reveals that Google did the same thing with Gemini. Samsung was reportedly paid a lot of money to push Gemini as a preinstalled app in One UI.
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In facing a federal hearing concerning Google’s advertising practices, a US judge ruled that the company harmed consumers and publishers by forming an ad tech monopoly, which offers little room for any competition to form.
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The US Justice Department today reiterated what steps it wants a judge to take to address Google’s monopoly in online search.
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In addition to other remedies, the Justice Department in November shared that it wants Google to sell Chrome. Google today shared its own remedies proposal.
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In losing the Epic lawsuit last December, a District Judge this October laid out a series of changes to Google Play. That was put on hold to allow the appeals process to play out, and Google today filed its opening brief to a higher court.
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The Department of Justice on Wednesday shared what steps it wants a US judge to take after Google was found to have a monopoly over online search.
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One of the structural remedies that the US Justice Department will be asking for in the Google search monopoly case is a forced sale of the Chrome browser.
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Google will no longer have to make a series of Play Store changes by November 1 in response to losing the Epic lawsuit after the original judge granted a “temporary administrative stay.”
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Google today filed an appeal in the Epic case and wants the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to “pause the proposed changes to Android and Google Play” until the legal process plays out.
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The US Justice Department might recommend to a federal judge that Android and/or Chrome be spun off (“structural remedies”) among other possible antitrust solutions, with Google today arguing against that.
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After a jury found that Google has an “illegal monopoly” with the Play Store, a judge today detailed what changes must be implemented in the US for a period of three years.
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After Google was found to have a monopoly over online search, the US Justice Department will next offer proposals to a judge on how to remedy the situation. New reports today detail how the DOJ might ask for a breakup of Google, specifically Android and/or Chrome.
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On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to review the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, and technology companies have been pushing back. Like Apple earlier today, Google this afternoon published a blog post detailing specific “harmful consequences” on products as a result of these antitrust bills.
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In response to the lawsuit filed by attorneys general from 36 states and Washington DC over alleged Play Store antitrust practices, Google has issued a public-facing counter this evening.
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In the US, Google is already subject to advertising and Search complaints. Several US states are now targeting the Google Play Store in a new antitrust lawsuit.
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Today, a second group of states filed a lawsuit that alleged Google Search “hinders” access to “specialized vertical providers” that provide travel and entertainment information. Google’s response to that antitrust claim is focused on how Search today is intended to benefit users.
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In October, the Justice Department alleged that Google paying device makers and browser vendors to make Search the default was monopolistic. States are now filing and preparing their own antitrust lawsuits focused on Google’s ad business and Search ranking.
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Following the US Justice Department filing its antitrust case over Google’s search dominance, the company quickly said that the lawsuit was “deeply flawed.” Google has since published a longer defense that challenges the facts laid out by the government and argues that end users choose Search naturally.
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Following an over year-long investigation and Congressional testimony from CEOs in July, the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday published a report on “Competition in Digital Markets.” Google is one of the four companies facing scrutiny for its dominance and antitrust concerns.
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The House Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law today is hosting a hearing on “Online Platforms and Market Power.” In addition to the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, and Facebook, Sundar Pichai will be testifying about Google’s Search and advertising dominance, as well as antitrust concerns from Congress. Follow along as we highlight the most interesting questions and answers.
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The chief executives of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook tomorrow will appear before Congress to answer questions about their market dominance. Sundar Pichai’s written statement was released this evening, and it provides a high-level overview of Google’s defense against antitrust allegations.
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The Financial Times reports that tight deadlines given to four lawyers suggest that the European Commission’s Android anti-trust case against Google could see formal charges finalized this week, possibly as early as Wednesday.
With Google potentially facing a fine of up to $6.6B after the European Commission charged the company of abusing its dominant position in search, its lawyers have now filed a 130-page rebuttal. In it, the company attempts to use a legal technicality to argue that it cannot be fined for favouring its own products in search results …
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