Google has taken a bold step by filing a motion in a Virginia federal court to dismiss the Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against it. The lawsuit, which was initiated in January 2023, accuses Google of monopolizing digital advertising technologies through unfair and exclusionary practices. Google is now pushing for a summary judgment to prevent the case from going to trial in September as originally planned, as reported by Bloomberg.
When the lawsuit was first announced, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland highlighted Google’s use of anticompetitive and unlawful tactics to maintain its dominance in digital advertising technologies. The lawsuit claims that Google’s control over digital advertising tools allows it to take a significant portion of advertising revenue, averaging over 30%, according to a press release from the agency.
Google is now making the case that…
2024-04-27 13:38:30
Original article from Engadget