Google loses massive antitrust lawsuit over its search dominance
The decision by the US District Court for the District of Columbia is a stunning rebuke of Google’s oldest and most important business. The company has spent tens of billions of dollars on exclusive contracts to secure a dominant position as the world’s default search provider on smartphones and web browsers.
Those contracts have given it the scale to block out would-be rivals such as Microsoft’s Bing and DuckDuckGo, the US government alleged in a historic antitrust lawsuit filed during the Trump administration.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
The Google's dominant position in the search provider market, established through exclusive contracts for smartphones and web browsers, is a significant aspect of its broader business. Despite the presence of rivals like Microsoft's Bing and DuckDuckGo, these contracts have enabled Google to maintain its dominance.
