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Comment: Google's past defeat of antitrust claims portends tough fight for US DOJ

By Amy Miller ( October 20, 2020, 19:51 GMT | Comment) -- While the US Department of Justice may be seeking a court order “to restore competitive conditions in the markets affected by Google’s unlawful conduct,” getting one could prove difficult. Google defeated similar antitrust claims in federal court six years ago, and will use many of the same legal arguments to fight the DOJ’s antitrust allegations: that there is ample competition in the markets for search, digital ads and smartphone apps.While the US Department of Justice may be seeking a court order “to restore competitive conditions in the markets affected by Google’s unlawful conduct,” getting one could prove difficult....

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