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WASHINGTON — The US Justice Department on Monday (Sept 18) objected to removing the public from the court during some discussions of how Google prices online advertising, one of the issues at the heart of the antitrust trial under way in Washington. The government is seeking to show that Alphabet's Google broke antitrust law to maintain its dominance in online...
Brian Higgins, a 28-year Verizon veteran who was on a team from 2017 to 2023 that struck deals with Google to pick software to preload onto the carrier's phones, testified in a federal court in Washington: "To the best of my knowledge, I believe it is pre-installed all the time."
The DOJ objected when the court removed the public from the Google trial on Monday.
The government is seeking to show that Alphabet's Google broke antitrust law to maintain its dominance in online search.
The role of data is a central issue in the Justice Department's case against Google. The government claims that Google used exclusive contracts with smartphone producers and browser-makers to funnel more data to itself, cutting off competitors. The government argues that data drives Google's success and creates an insurmountable barrier for rivals. Google, on the other hand, claims that its leading position in search is due to technical innovation and that the government is overstating the importance of data. The trial is ongoing, and a ruling is expected next year.