The US Justice Department files an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google, claiming the $US1 trillion company uses its market power to fend off rivals and stifle competition.
The US Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google, claiming the $US1 trillion company uses its market power to fend off rivals and stifle competition.
It states that "absent a court order, Google will continue executing its anticompetitive strategy, crippling the competitive process, reducing consumer choice, and stifling innovation". "We are asking the court to break Google's grip on search distribution so the competition and innovation can take hold."
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