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Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is joining a coalition of 38 attorneys general in suing Google.
The antitrust case alleges Google illegally maintains its monopoly power over general search engines and related advertising markets through a series of anticompetitive exclusionary contracts and conduct. Miller spoke on a conference call today and says the Google case is very much like the suit against Microsoft some 20 years ago.
“The Microsoft case centered on maintenance and monopoly. And this case centers on maintenance and monopoly and that’s really important,” Miller says. The lawsuit by the states is consistent with the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice in October which alleged that Google improperly maintains its monopoly power in general search and search advertising through the use of exclusionary agreements.
Dozens of states including Pennsylvania and New Jersey file anti-trust lawsuit against Google
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GOOGLE CHARGED OVER ANTITRUST ALLEGATIONS AGAIN: A bipartisan group of state attorneys general filed another antitrust lawsuit against Google on Thursday focused on its online search market power, adding to the growing legal battles facing the tech giant.
Google has engaged in monopolistic practices that allow it to collect vast amounts of personal data from consumers, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and attorneys general from 37 other states and territories asserted in a lawsuit Thursday, the latest in a bipartisan effort of government officials to take on Big Tech.
The lawsuit, led by Democratic Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Republican Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, contends Google has “methodically undertaken actions to entrench and reinforce its general search services and search-related advertising monopolies by stifling competition.”
“This is a case among other things about power,” Miller said Thursday in a virtual news conference. “Google has immense power in the technology world.”