Google, the internet giant, has been accused by the US Department of Justice of using its dominance in the search engine market to block competitors and stifle innovation. This marks the largest antitrust case in a quarter-century.
According to Euronews, over the next 10 weeks, the prosecution will attempt to prove that Google manipulated the market in its favor by making its search engine the default choice in many places and on various devices.
Top executives from Google and its parent company, Alphabet Inc., are expected to testify, along with representatives from other influential tech firms.
The Department of Justice filed the antitrust lawsuit against Google nearly three years ago.
Google argues that despite holding about 90% of the internet search market, it faces diverse competition. According to Google, competitors range from search engines like Microsoft's Bing to sites like Amazon and Yelp, where consumers can post queries about what to buy or where to go.
From Google's perspective, the constant improvement of its search engine explains why people almost instinctively return to it, a trend that has long made "googling" synonymous with searching for information on the internet.
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