U.S. Judge Rules Google's online search monopoly is illegal

[engine]

A U.S. Judge has ruled that Google's online search monopoly is illegal.

It is unclear yet what penalties Google and Alphabet will face as a result of the decision. The fines or other remedies will be decided in a future hearing.

The government has asked for "structural relief" - which could, in theory at least, mean the break-up of the company.

In his decision, US District Judge Amit Mehta said Google had paid billions to ensure it is the default search engine on smartphones and browsers.

“Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” Judge Mehta wrote in his 277-page opinion.

[bbc.co.uk...]

[universenet]

Judge will order divide google company in few sectors
So google will not have sectors together what making problem about competition
and of course google will need pay

[tangor]

As with most things "tech v govt", govt will act---get it wrong---and things just might get worse.

Sigh.

Fines, on the other than, are merely a cost of doing business.

[Whitey]

[bbc.com...]

The sequel to the above article in regards to us.

[not2easy]

Courts are now discussing possible fixes for the issue of Google's illegal monopoly. Among current possible outcomes, they list the following:

Prosecutors listed possible fixes such as including a ban against Google paying electronics makers like Apple for Google search to be the default on their devices; requirements for Google to share data used by its search engine with rivals; and educational campaigns supported by Google to help consumers better understand their choices for search engines.

Judge Amit Mehta expects the hearing to continue on April 22, 2025 and expects to have a decision next summer.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/08/justice-department-google-search-monopoly-remedies-antitrust/

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