Report: U.S. Justice Dept. to File Antitrust Lawsuits Against Google

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According to a report in the WSJ, the U.S. Justice Department and some State Attorneys General are planning on bringing and Antitrust Lawsuit against Google.

Much of the states’ investigation has focused on Google’s online advertising business. The company owns the dominant tool at every link in the complex chain between online publishers and advertisers. The Justice Department likewise is making Google’s ad technology one of its points of emphasis. But it is also focusing more broadly on concerns that Google uses its dominant search business to stifle competition, people familiar with the matter said.

Details about the Justice Department’s legal theories for a case against Google couldn’t be learned.

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The state attorneys number 51 (all).

However, this might fizzle out like a similar attempt in 2013. Time will tell.