Google further entrenched its monopoly power by imposing anticompetitive policies on its customers and eliminating desirable product features.
Reach the Google antitrust decision.
The ruling raises the potential that portions of Googles business will be broken up.
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The DOJ was joined by 17 other states in the lawsuit.
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The ruling against Google was the second federal antitrust lawsuit it has lost in less than a year.
The Justice Department is urging a judge to force Google to sell its Chrome surfing app.
Todays step is a significant step toward restoring competition and accountability in the digital advertising ecosystem.
Kints group includes Disney, Fox, Paramount, NBCUniversal and Warner Bros.
Discovery among its members.
The judges ruling came during the same week that another landmark antitrust trial is taking place in federal court.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified earlier this week in the Federal Trade Commissions lawsuit against his company.
But so far, the administration has kept the cases going.
That also includes an FTC antitrust lawsuit against Amazon that was filed during the Biden administration.
