Google is a monopolist and acts like one

The U.S. government argued that by paying billions of dollars to be the automatic search engine on consumer devices, Google had prevented rivals from competing

Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search, a federal judge ruled Monday, a landmark decision that strikes at the power of tech giants in the modern Internet era and could fundamentally change the way they do business.

Key takeaways

• The ruling is a stinging rebuke to the rise of giant technology companies that have used their roots in the Internet to influence the way we shop, consume information and search online - and signals a potential limit to Big Tech's power;
• It is likely to influence other government antitrust cases against Google, Apple, Amazon and Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp;
• The ruling did not include any remedies for Google's behavior. Judge Mehta will now decide that, potentially forcing the company to change the way it operates or sell off part of its business.

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