Google has asked a federal appeals court to overturn a major ruling that declared it a monopolist in online search.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Google in 2020, accusing the tech giant of abusing its monopoly to maintain dominance over online search.
The big picture: In 2024, a U.S. District Court judge sided with the DOJ, ruling that Google broke the law by paying companies like Apple and Mozilla to feature Google as the default search engine on devices and browsers.
- Google’s appeal, filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, claims the lower court misapplied antitrust law and overreached in its ruling and proposed remedies.
Zoo min: Judge Amit P. Mehta, who presided over the case, ordered Google to share some search engine data with competitors as a remedy, but stopped short of breaking up the company.
- Google’s appeal argues Judge Mehta made significant errors, insisting its conduct was legal and its market dominance was earned through innovation and business acumen.
Zoom out: The case is part of a broader legal battle between Google and the DOJ, including a separate lawsuit in 2023 over Google’s advertising technology monopoly, which the government also won.
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