Google sued by US Department of Justice in search monopoly, advertising lawsuit

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On Tuesday in a briefing held by Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, the DoJ said that the company is illegally maintaining a monopoly over online search services and related advertising in the quest for profit, and as such, rival companies are being denied the opportunity to compete effectively.

As noted by

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, digital advertising accounts for roughly 85% of Google's estimated annual sales of $160 billion.

The high-profile case, including the DoJ and 11 states, alleges that Google has violated Section 2 of the

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following a 2019 investigation into "market-leading platforms" and their competitive practices. This act is not invoked every day -- the last major case involving

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in 1998 -- but the regulations can be used to tackle monopoly complaints.

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