What is at stake in Google monopoly lawsuit
Alphabet antitrust complaint is expected to be the beginning of a years-long saga
01 December 2020 - 14:28
Google parent company Alphabet has been officially served with an antitrust complaint by the US justice department claiming that Google operates as an illegal monopoly regarding internet searches.
This lawsuit is expected to be merely the beginning of what is likely to be a years-long legal saga that will continue long after president-elect Joe Biden has taken office and could transform the world’s pre-eminent internet search company...
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