GOOGLE ANTITRUST LAWSUIT
Google sued by rival app store Aptoide over alleged monopoly
Based in Lisbon, Aptoide brands itself "the alternative Android app store," with about 436,000 apps in its catalogue and more than 200 million annual users by 2024. It said it offers lower commissions to developers and lower costs to users, yet suffers from irreparable harm because Google deprives rivals of exclusive content from top developers, and steers developers to Google Play and other "must have" services.
Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions
Google will lower the lucrative fees imposed on its Android app store and offer a way for rival options to gain its stamp of approval, ending a bruising legal battle that led to one of several rulings condemning its tactics as an illegal monopoly.
Google targeted by EU over its search advertising auction practices
The European Commission said it has indications of potential concerns regarding the auctions for the sale of advertising on Google Search, "in particular, the way in which Google has been artificially increasing the clearing price of such auctions to the detriment of advertisers".
Google defends AI search summaries in Rolling Stone publisher's lawsuit
In a on Monday in Washington's federal district court, Google and its parent Alphabet called Penske Media Corp's (PMC) lawsuit "legally defective in every way."
ETtech Explainer: Behind Google’s fight against a second big antitrust trial in US
This case is part of US President Joe Biden’s broader push to regulate Big Tech using antitrust laws. It comes close on the heels of a significant verdict in favour of the justice department on August 5, when a judge ruled that Google had illegally monopolised online search.
Will Google's defeat in antitrust case bring major changes to Google Search? Here's all you need to know
Google is currently amid a massive controversy after losing out on a major antitrust case that can create issues for users around using Google Search. A federal judge has stated that Google illegally monopolized online search by paying tech companies in order to dominate the search market.
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Explained: Why are Apple, Amazon, Google and Meta facing antitrust lawsuits and huge fines?
The United States Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit against Apple for potentially breaching antitrust laws. Antitrust laws originated with the US Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 and are enforced at domestic levels. Of the big four tech companies, Apple is the latest to be accused of breaching antitrust laws. The lawsuit alleges that Apple is using hardware and software limitations to stifle competition with iPhones and iPads.
Google, Epic Games face off as app antitrust trial nears end
Alphabet's Google on Monday will try to persuade a federal jury in San Francisco to reject antitrust claims by "Fortnite" maker Epic Games in a case that threatens Google's app store and transaction fees imposed on Android app developers.
Antitrust battle: Google, Amazon, Apple face heat amid growing market domination
The United States FTC has sued Amazon, arguing it broke antitrust laws, the Justice Department sued Google in another case over its control of online ads. Here's a look at some of the most important antitrust cases in recent times.
US judge will not order DOJ official to stay out of Google antitrust lawsuit
In November 2021, Google asked the Justice Department to consider requiring Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general in charge of antitrust, to recuse himself because of his work for a long list of Google critics.
Who's who in the Google monopoly trial
A trial to determine if Google abused its monopoly in online search, which begins Tuesday, is set to lay bare how the internet search giant cemented its power.
Google makes emergency request to block Texas antitrust lawsuit move
The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in June granted the state's request to send the lawsuit back to a federal court in Texas.
Judicial panel refuses to pause return of Texas lawsuit against Google
The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decided in June to agree to a Texas request to send the lawsuit alleging Google abused its dominance in advertising technology back to federal court in the Lone Star state.
Judicial panel refuses to pause return of Texas lawsuit against Google
The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation had decided in June to agree to a Texas request to send the lawsuit alleging Google abused its dominance in advertising technology back to the Lone Star state.
Texas wins round against Google as antitrust lawsuit returned to state
Texas had asked for the lawsuit to be moved back after the US Congress passed the Venue Act in 2022 that grants state attorneys general the right to choose where an antitrust lawsuit will be litigated.
US judge denies Google's motion to dismiss advertising antitrust case
The government, which filed the ad tech lawsuit in January, has argued that Google should be forced to sell its ad manager suite. Google has denied any wrongdoing.
Nine more US states join federal lawsuit against Google over ad tech
The states joining the lawsuit were Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington and West Virginia, the department said.
Google to ask judge to toss US antitrust lawsuit over search dominance
The government, which filed its lawsuit in the waning days of the Trump administration, will likely defend its complaint, which said that Alphabet's Google acts illegally in paying billions of dollars each year to smartphone makers like Apple, LG, Motorola and Samsung, carriers like Verizon and browsers like Mozilla to be the default search for their customers.
Alphabet seeks dismissal of US antitrust lawsuit over Google's online ads
Google argued that the case should be thrown out because the government had erred in defining the online advertising market and improperly excluded powerful competitors such as Facebook.
Google faces greater threat of forced ad unit sale from US lawsuit
The complaint filed Tuesday in a Virginia federal court by the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division attempts to compel Google to sell part of its advertising technology unit.
The sun never sets on Google's antitrust woes
Alphabet Inc's Google, whose clout in search, the Android smartphone operating system and online advertising upended those markets, faces antitrust fights in the United States, Europe and India.
US sues Google on digital ad business dominance, joined by eight states
"Google has used anticompetitive, exclusionary, and unlawful means to eliminate or severely diminish any threat to its dominance over digital advertising technologies," the government said in its antitrust complaint.
US Justice Department official cleared to oversee Google probes
The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the decision to allow Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general in charge of antitrust, to oversee matters involving the search engine and advertising company.
Google argues it doesn't block rivals in bid to kill US government antitrust lawsuit
In December, Google asked Judge Amit Mehta of the US District Court for the District of Columbia to throw out both the antitrust case that the Justice Department filed in 2020.
US states file updated antitrust complaint against Alphabet's Google
The amended U.S. lawsuit, filed in a federal court in New York late Friday, accuses Google of using monopolistic and coercive tactics with advertisers in its efforts to dominate and drive out competition in online advertising.
Facebook, Google agree to assist one another and cooperate
The WSJ report cited a draft version of the complaint filed by 10 US states without redactions in the public version. It accused Google of working with Facebook in a manner that violated antitrust law to boost its already-dominant online advertising business.
Google hit with third lawsuit as U.S. states sue over search monopoly
The states are asking for their lawsuit to be consolidated with one filed by the Justice Department in October, according to a statement from the Colorado attorney general's office.
US states accuse Google of abusing its power, mulling antitrust suit: Report
Amazon, TripAdvisor, Yelp and other internet firms that involve recommending products or services have complained that Google favors its own offerings in general search results. The suit being prepared by states will argue that Google's search engine disadvantages rivals by design, according to Politico.
US antitrust move to fire up India’s Google investigations
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday said its investigators found Google acted unlawfully to maintain its dominant position in search and advertising on the internet.
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