States File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google
States File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google © David Paul Morris/Bloomberg WASHINGTON—A coalition of 38 states filed an antitrust suit against Alphabet Inc.’s Google unit, alleging it maintained monopoly power over the internet-search market through anticompetitive contracts and conduct. “As the gateway to the internet, Google has systematically degraded the ability of other companies to access consumers,” the states said in a wide-ranging complaint making allegations about Google’s search and advertising businesses. Google couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. It has sai...