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Google Tells Court EU Antitrust Fine Punishes Innovation
ANTITRUST // January 28, 2025

Google reportedly told the European Union’s Court of Justice Tuesday (Jan. 28) that the European Commission investigation that resulted in a 4.3 billion euro (about $4.5 billion) fine “punished Google for its superior merits, attractiveness and innovation.” Alfonso Lamadrid, a lawyer for Google, said this...

Google Faces Antitrust Lawsuit From Polish eCommerce Platform
Google // December 23, 2024

Google is facing a $567 million lawsuit from an arm of Polish eCommerce platform Allegro. That company, Ceneo, filed the suit against the tech giant on Monday (Dec. 23), Reuters reported. Ceneo alleges it suffered losses due what it says is Google’s practice of favoring...

New EU Competition Chief Aims to Continue Effort to Break Up Google
ANTITRUST // December 05, 2024

The European Union’s new competition chief, Teresa Ribera, reportedly said that a breakup of Google is still a possibility. Ribera said that divestments can keep Big Tech companies from gaining too much market power and that she aims to build on the “legacy” of her...

AI-Powered Search Engines Emerge as Google Faces Antitrust Scrutiny
Google // November 22, 2024

The history of the search landscape is a journey of technological innovation, evolving user behavior and competitive dynamics. And, if the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) call late Wednesday night (Nov. 20) for Google to divest its Chrome browser to answer a ruling that the company has a...

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Court to Begin Considering Remedies in Google Search Antitrust Trial

April 21, 2025
Google will argue against a breakup of the company in a three-week trial starting Monday (April 21), while the Department of Justice and several state attorneys general will advocate for the remedies they have proposed for Google’s dominance in the search market. The trial will be heard by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, the same […]

Google Tells Court EU Antitrust Fine Punishes Innovation

January 28, 2025
Google reportedly told the European Union’s Court of Justice Tuesday (Jan. 28) that the European Commission investigation that resulted in a 4.3 billion euro (about $4.5 billion) fine “punished Google...

Google Faces Antitrust Lawsuit From Polish eCommerce Platform

December 23, 2024
Google is facing a $567 million lawsuit from an arm of Polish eCommerce platform Allegro. That company, Ceneo, filed the suit against the tech giant on Monday (Dec. 23), Reuters...

New EU Competition Chief Aims to Continue Effort to Break Up Google

December 05, 2024
The European Union’s new competition chief, Teresa Ribera, reportedly said that a breakup of Google is still a possibility. Ribera said that divestments can keep Big Tech companies from gaining...