Of the Big Four tech companies, Google was the first to be targeted by the federal government this year, but that wasnât the end of the legal actions against the search giant.
In mid-December, two separate groups of state attorneys general joined the scrum. The more-potentially damaging of the two â led by blue state Colorado and red state Nebraska, and joined by 36 other AGs of states and U.S. territories â alleges Alphabet Inc.âs GOOGL,
+0.05% search engine engaged in unlawfully manipulating search results in a clear âconcentration of power.â
The suit, which also outlines the dangers of Googleâs sway over smart cars and other devices through its search-engine dominance, seeks to consolidate with a Justice Department suit filed in late October. A key factor in 2021 is how the Biden Administration and its yet-to-be-named Attorney General proceed with the suits.