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  • Judge Will Not Delay Google Search Trial for DOJ Switch to Trump Administration

    The U.S. Department of Justice’s proposals to curb Google’s dominance in online search will proceed to trial as scheduled, without delays for revisions by Trump administration officials, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta announced on Tuesday. The DOJ has recommended that Alphabet’s Google sell its Chrome browser and potentially the Android mobile operating system to reduce…

  • Google’s Antitrust Trial Over Online Ad Empire Draws to a Close

    The Justice Department directly accused Alphabet’s Google of illegally dominating online advertising technology, seeking another antitrust victory against the tech giant. Closing arguments in the Alexandria, Virginia, trial concluded a 15-day September session where prosecutors argued that Google monopolized markets for publisher ad servers, advertiser ad networks, and ad exchanges. “Google rigged the rules of…

  • Google Must Divest Chrome to Restore Competition in Online Search, DOJ Says

    Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with rivals, and take additional steps — potentially including selling Android — to end its monopoly on online search, prosecutors argued in court on Wednesday. The Department of Justice outlined these measures as part of a landmark case in Washington, aiming to…

  • Supreme Court Rules for Google in Fight Over South Carolina Records

    The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal in an antitrust lawsuit brought by 17 U.S. states against Google, allowing a lower court’s ruling to stand. The decision compels South Carolina’s parks, recreation, and tourism agency to release records that Google sought for its defense. The states accuse Google of maintaining an illegal…

  • Court Grants Google’s Request to Pause Order on Play Store Overhaul

    A federal judge in California has granted Google’s request to temporarily pause his order requiring the Alphabet unit to revamp its Android app store, Google Play, by November 1. This order aimed to provide consumers with more options for downloading software. San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge James Donato made this decision on Friday amid an…

  • Google Wants App Store Ruling Put on Hold

    Google has requested a California federal judge to pause his sweeping court order that requires the company to open its app store, Play, to greater competition. In a court filing on Friday night, Google argued that U.S. District Judge James Donato’s injunction order, set to take effect on Nov. 1, would harm the company and…

  • Google’s Antitrust Woes Mount Over Search, Apps, Ads

    In the span of two days this week, Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google faced a court order to open its app store, Play, to rivals and learned that the U.S. Justice Department may soon request a judge to break up the company to limit its control over online searches. U.S. Antitrust Cases Against Google Android AppsU.S. District…

  • Google Aimed to Control Web Ad Tech, Prosecutor Says as Trial Begins

    Alphabet’s Google sought to dominate all aspects of online advertising technology by controlling both competitors and customers, according to a Justice Department prosecutor as the tech giant’s latest antitrust trial began in Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday. Prosecutors argue that Google has maintained control over the infrastructure that finances the flow of news and information across…

  • Appeals Court Revives Google Privacy Class Action

    A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Google must face a revived lawsuit from Google Chrome users who claim the company collected their personal information without permission, even after they chose not to synchronize their browsers with their Google accounts. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco stated that the lower court…

  • Judge Says ‘Monopolist’ Google Can’t Avoid App Store Reforms

    A U.S. judge announced on Wednesday plans to issue an order compelling Alphabet’s Google to provide Android users with more options to download apps, following last year’s jury verdict in favor of “Fortnite” maker Epic Games. U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco listened to technology experts and lawyers from Epic and Google as…