Google’s legal troubles appeared to worsen yesterday as the judge of the adtech antitrust trial delivered sharp criticism of the tech giant, signaling possible consequences for its business practices. What happened: During the pre-trial motion hearings, Judge Leonie Brinkema sharply criticized Google for its handling of privileged information, labeling the company’s actions as “absolutely inappropriate … Read more
On Monday, August 5th, federal judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google is a monopolist in violation of U.S. antitrust law. It was a huge win for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), which has filed several tech monopoly lawsuits in recent years (Amazon, Meta, and Apple are also on the chopping block). Mehta claimed that … Read more
A federal judge has ruled that Google violated U.S. antitrust law by illegally maintaining monopolies in the markets for general search services and general search text advertising. Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ruling in a case brought against Google by the Justice Department, said that Google … Read more
A federal judge ruled that Google maintained an ******* monopoly in search and advertising markets, marking a significant victory for the Department of Justice. Why it matters. This is the first major decision in a wave of tech monopoly cases brought by the U.S. government in recent years, potentially setting a precedent for future rulings … Read more
Google must face a proposed class action lawsuit from advertisers claiming that it monopolizes the ad exchange market, a U.S. judge has ruled. However, some antitrust claims made by advertisers, particularly those centred on ad-buying tools, have been dismissed. The allegations. The advertisers claim that Google monopolizes the ad exchange market, leading to higher ad prices … Read more
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia failed to find evidence that Google harmed rivals by limiting their search visibility. While Google was cleared in this aspect of a DOJ antitrust lawsuit that began in 2020, Google will still be in court starting Sept. 12. Google will defend claims relating to its Search … Read more
Google’s John Mueller does not want you to make generalizations about links. Links from news sites or sites from Germany, or sites from really good-looking SEOs (bad joke?) are not necessarily worth more or less than links from other types of sites. The topic came up this morning where John replied to a Twitter thread … Read more
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