Google suffered a defeat in a major antitrust lawsuit that was first brought by the Department of Justice in 2020. Michael Gottschalk/AFP via Getty Images
Michael Gottschalk/AFP via Getty Images
Federal Judge Amit Mehta issued a stark decision in the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Google on Monday: “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly.”
It was the culmination of an antitrust lawsuit that the Justice Department filed against Google in 2020, which was joined by 38 state attorneys general. The government accused Google of illegally orchestrating its business dealings to ensure its search