google antitrust

News publisher files class action antitrust suit against Google, citing AI’s harms to their bottom line

A new class action lawsuit filed this week in the U.S. District Court in D.C. accuses Google and parent company Alphabet of anticompetitive behavior in violation of U.S. antitrust law, the Sherman Act

Epic Games won its antitrust battle with Google. But what comes next?

Google’s defeat in its antitrust battle with Epic Games was a sweeping victory for the Fortnite maker and a significant upset to the business model underpinning the mobile app ecosystem, where p

Judge to deliberate competition harm vs Google’s gains in search antitrust trial

The U.S. Justice Department wrapped the evidentiary phase of its antitrust trial against Google a couple of weeks ago, with closing arguments set for May 2024. At its core is a question: Can a giant o

What you need to know about Google’s search antitrust case

Welcome back to Equity. TechCrunch's Rebecca Bellan joined the podcast to help us better understand Google's search-related antitrust case that is currently ongoing in the United States.

Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia are pushing an antitrust investigation against Google

Fifty attorneys general are pushing forward with an antitrust investigation against Google, led by the Texas state attorney general, Ken Paxton. In an announcement on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Cou

European Parliament Backs Investigation To Split Google Search From Its Other Businesses

A little Thanksgiving message from the European Parliament today: they support the idea of breaking up Google. While the search giant was not mentioned by name, members voted 384 to 174 (with 56 abst

Europe’s Google Antitrust Decision Delayed — Again!

The long-running saga -- four years and counting -- that is the European Union's investigation into Google over alleged antitrust violations has stalled again.

Google Settles FTC Antitrust Probe: Will Let Competitors Remove Content From Google Search, Make Ad Campaign Exports Easier

As expected, the Federal Trade Commission's Chairman Jon Leibowitz just announced at a press conference in Washington, D.C., that the agency has settled with Google to resolve the 20-month antitrust p