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Google and the U.S. Justice Department concluded their closing arguments on Friday, wrapping up the antitrust trial. The case challenges Google's dominance in web search and related advertising, with potential implications for the 'future of the internet'.
Google and the U.S. Justice Department wrapped up closing arguments on Friday over claims that the Alphabet unit has unlawfully dominated web search and
Google’s pre-eminence as an internet search engine is an illegal monopoly propped up by more than US$20 billion spent each year by the tech giant to lock out competition, Justice Department lawyers argued at the closings of a high-stakes antitrust...
The case is very important as it could shape the “future of the internet.”
Mehta said a central issue was platform "substitute-ability" for advertisers, which the court must resolve. He will now begin preparing to render a major decision on whether Google's conduct broke civil antitrust law. He did not indicate when he would rule, but experts say he could potentially order changes to Google's business practices.