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The case is very important as it could shape the “future of the internet.”

In the last day of closing arguments in the antitrust lawsuit, lawyers sparred over the search advertising market and the “history off” setting for internal chats.

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.

US District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington for hours grilled both sides with questions, probing whether competitive platforms such as ByteDance's TikTok and Meta's Facebook and Instagram are competitive substitutes for search advertising dollars.

US district judge now prepares to render a major decision in coming months, on whether Google’s conduct broke antitrust law.