The US government will take the win into the next antitrust trial against Google, which is scheduled to begin on September 9, and will focus on whether Google monopolized digital advertising technology.
A US judge has ruled against Google in a landmark decision, stating the company violated antitrust law with its search engine practices, and declaring the tech giant a monopoly in terms of “general search services.” The court ruling could bring drastic changes to how millions of people find information on the world wide web.
Google has long been the dominant search engine used throughout the world, while facing new competitors, such as OpenAI’s new SearchGPT recently. However, how the company has stayed atop the competition with its AI-infused search engine has been called into question on more than one occasion. Now, a US judge has found the company violated antitrust law with its anticompetitive method of doing business with other companies, such as Apple.
“After having carefully considered and weighed the witness testimony and evidence, the court reaches the following conclusion: Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” US District Judge Amit Mehta remarked.
