Recently a US Court reached the following conclusion: “𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿,” Google controls about 90% of the online search market and 95% on smartphones. The ruling paves the way for a second trial to determine potential fixes, possibly including a breakup of Google parent Alphabet, which would change the landscape of the online advertising world that Google has dominated for years.

In the past Google has been fined numerous times for violation of antitrust laws:

– in 2017 EU fines Google €2.42 billion for abusing dominance as search engine by giving illegal advantage to own comparison shopping service

– in 2018 EU Commission fines Google €4.34 billion for illegal practices regarding Android mobile devices to strengthen dominance of Google’s search engine

– in 2019 EU Commission has fined Google €1.49 billion for illegal misuse of its dominant position in the market for the brokering of online search adverts. Google has cemented its dominance in online search adverts and shielded itself from competitive pressure by imposing anti-competitive contractual restrictions on third-party websites.

#antitrust #monopoly #abuseofdominance

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-prevails-landmark-antitrust-case-against-google