One month following the Department of Justice’s historic antitrust case defeat, Google is returning to court to take on federal prosecutors once more.
August saw the largest antitrust verdict in the computer sector since the Microsoft case more than two decades prior, when a judge determined that Google had monopolised internet search.
This time, Google is defending itself against allegations that it has functioned as a monopoly in the advertising industry, raising the cost of ads for consumers.
Monday marks the start of the trial, which is expected to go on for at least a few weeks in Alexandria, Virginia. It is the first tech antitrust trial from a case that the Biden administration has filed.
When Donald Trump was president, the agency initially filed its case in October 2020. Only Google has wound up in federal court thus far, despite the fact that US officials have been pursuing Big Tech for the previous few years.
Accusing Apple of operating a monopoly that led to its “astronomical valuation” at the expense of customers, developers, and other phone manufacturers, the DOJ filed a lawsuit against the company in March.
Source (CNBC)