Google used anticompetitive contracts to obtain monopoly power, US court says in handing DOJ, states historic win

By Khushita Vasant, Chris May and Alex Wilts ( August 6, 2024, 01:32 GMT | Insight) -- Google is a monopolist in the markets for general Internet search services and text ads, and it attained its dominant position through exclusive and anticompetitive contracts with browsers, phonemakers and wireless carriers, a US judge ruled today in a historic victory for the US Department of Justice and a multistate coalition suing the tech giant.Google is a monopolist in the markets for general Internet search services and text ads, and it attained its dominant position through exclusive and anticompetitive contracts with browsers, phonemakers and wireless carriers, a US judge ruled today in a historic victory for the US Department of Justice and a multistate coalition suing the tech giant....

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Google used anticompetitive contracts to obtain monopoly power, US court says in handing DOJ, states historic win

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