Google files reply on motion to dismiss Rumble’s US antitrust claims
( November 25, 2025, 23:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Google filed a reply supporting its motion to dismiss Rumble’s US antitrust claims over an alleged adtech monopoly. The company told a New York federal judge that Rumble lacks standing as a participant in the market, or a customer of Google, or a competitor. To sidestep a failure to plead any claims of harm to the online video ad market, Rumble appeals to a prior court ruling but fails to make pleadings in its complaint that would show market harm as done in the case it cites, Google said in a filing. Almost all of Rumble’s allegations are untimely and its tying claims likewise fail as a matter of law, according to Google.See attached document. ...
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