US court recognizes Google as a monopolist in the online search market
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A US judge ruled that Google illegally maintained a monopoly on the online search and advertising market. The company has spent billions to become the default search engine on smartphones and browsers.
A US judge ruled that Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly on the online search market and related advertising. This decision may change the approaches of technology giants to doing business in the future, writes the BBC, reports UNN.
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A lawsuit against Google was filed by the US Department of Justice, which accused the company of controlling about 90% of the online search market.
In his decision, District Judge amet Mehta noted that Google spent billions of dollars to secure its default search engine status on smartphones and browsers.
"Google is a monopolist and has acted accordingly to maintain its monopoly," Judge Mehta wrote in his ruling.
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