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Ohio loses bid to have Google declared a common carrier

By Madeline Hughes ( August 18, 2025, 21:14 GMT | Insight) -- Google services neither transport property nor treat customers indifferently, so Google cannot be a common carrier, an Ohio state court judge ruled last week. Judge James Schuck granted Google’s motion for summary judgment, finding it is not a common carrier and dismissing the state's lawsuit to end the years-long legal battle to determine if the search engine could be more heavily regulated.Google services neither transport property nor treat customers indifferently, so Google cannot be a common carrier, an Ohio state court judge ruled last week....

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