Brown described how advertising used to be, and how in the dark occasionally overserved ad buyers used to be. Ad purchases from editors who “weren’t data people” set the stage for change. It’s capitalism’s greatest feature: competing away high margins.

What each side is arguing. The U.S. first brought its case against Google in 2020, claiming the company is “unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the markets for general search services, search ...

In 2021, Google paid roughly $26 billion to Apple and other partners to ensure its search engine would be the default on internet browsers, stifling competition and ensuring Google's dominance ...

It claims Google's search engine harmed consumers by stifling competition. The Justice Department's historic antitrust case against Google is set to go to trial Tuesday as the government seeks to ...

Google has a favorite line when it comes to antitrust cases against the company: “Competition is just a click away.” But U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta didn’t buy it this time. He ruled ...

The Justice Department sued Google on Tuesday, accusing the company of illegally abusing its dominance in internet search in ways that harm competitors and consumers.. The suit is the first ...

It is the third major antitrust suit against Google since October. A bipartisan coalition of 38 state attorneys general announced a new antitrust lawsuit against Google Thursday, alleging the ...

The Justice Department is dubbing its case against Google the biggest monopoly lawsuit in more than 25 years. It says Google has been giving its search engine business preferential treatment.

FTC agrees with the DOJ’s plan to break Google’s grip on search market. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made it clear that it supports the Department of Justice (DOJ).

"Around 90-100% of UK mobile devices running on Apple or Google's mobile platforms," the CMA said, adding this means the firms "hold an effective duopoly". Apple said it is concerned the ruling would negatively impact its customers in the UK, while Google called the decision "both disappointing and unwarranted".

Britain on Wednesday told Apple and Google to be fairer in how they distribute apps on their mobile platforms, setting out possible interventions as it plans to designate the U.S. tech companies with strategic market status over their duopoly.