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Ruling paves way for trial on remedies including potential breakup of Alphabet

Google paid $26.3 billion in 2021 to maintain search engine dominance, Judge Mehta noted

US Senator Klobuchar highlights bipartisan support for antitrust enforcement against Big Tech

 

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Monday that Google violated antitrust law, spending billions of dollars to create an illegal monopoly and become the world's default search engine, the first big win for federal authorities taking on Big Tech's market dominance.

The ruling paves the way for a second trial to determine potential fixes, possibly including a breakup of Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O)

, opens new tab, which would change the landscape of the online advertising world that Google has dominated for years.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-judge-rules-google-broke-antitrust-law-search-case-2024-08-05/