Search engine giant Google violated antitrust regulations by engaging in monopolistic practices that violate section 2 of the Sherman Act, federal justice Amit Mehta ruled this week.
In its quest to become the world’s dominant online search engine, Google worked to minimize public oversight and media exposure of its efforts to illegally make itself No. 1 through shady financial leverage agreements with other major multinational corporations such as Apple and Samsung.
“This enabled Google to set itself as the default search engine across numerous devices, an advantage that Judge Mehta found to be unfairly limiting competition,” reported Reclaim the Net.
“The financial scope of these agreements was substantial, with Google disbursing over $26 billion in 2021 to secure default status on various devices, a practice that the court criticized for lacking legitimate…
