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Google’s dominance in online search came under the broadest attack yet as a group of states filed the third antitrust lawsuit in two months against the internet giant owned by Alphabet Inc.
The lawsuit, filed Thursday by states including Colorado, Iowa and New York, marks the latest escalation of the antitrust battle against Google. It comes a day after 10 Republican state attorneys general led by Texas sued the company for anticompetitive practices, and follows an October complaint by the Justice Department.
Google hit with third antitrust lawsuit, now over search monopoly
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The lawsuit is the third major antitrust case filed against the Silicon Valley titan this year and comes a day after 10 other states accused Google of abusing its dominance in advertising and overcharging publishers.
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The lawsuit is the third major antitrust case filed against the Silicon Valley titan this year and comes a day after 10 other states accused Google of abusing its dominance in advertising and overcharging publishers.
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A bipartisan coalition of states sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google Thursday alleging broad antitrust violations in the online search market, marking the third U.S. case against the search giant in two months.
The lawsuit, led by Colorado, Iowa and other states, marks the latest escalation of the antitrust battle against Google. It comes a day after 10 Republican state attorneys general led by Texas sued the company for anticompetitive practices, and follows an October complaint by the Justice Department.
“Combined with the other recent lawsuits filed against Google, never before have so many states and the federal government come together to challenge a company with such power,” Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said a statement. “Google has more data on consumers, and more variety of information, than perhaps any entity in history.”