US Justice Department seeks antitrust break-up of Google
(CrackBerry.com)

The Department of Justice is going after Google`s real business: advertising.The US Department of Justice is going after Google`s real business: advertising. After brewing for years, the United States Department of Justice has joined with eight states to launch an antitrust lawsuit against Google. The suit alleges that Google has spent years engaging in monopolistic practices that not only stifled competition, but also manipulated their bidding process to increase the amount paid by advertisers. If the suit is successful, it could lead to the break-up of Google`s advertising business and fundamentally change how the company operates. This isn`t the first time that Google`s been targeted in such a manner, with the US suing in 2020 over monopolistic search practices, and multiple American states suing the same year over how Google manages ads pricing. The European Commission is also probing Google`s ads systems. As the newest complaint starkly alleges:Read More »...