Google appeals US antitrust ruling on online search monopoly

BBC
BBC
20h ago
Google is seeking to halt implementation of court-ordered remedies while it appeals a US antitrust ruling on its online search monopoly.
Google appeals US antitrust ruling on online search monopoly

Key insights

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    Judge Mehta cited generative AI as a factor in the case: Mehta wrote that the emergence of generative artificial intelligence had changed the course of the case.

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    Google argued the remedies would harm privacy and innovation: Mulholland wrote that mandated sharing of search data and syndication services would risk Americans’ privacy and stifle innovation.

  • 3

    Google’s AI search features face EU scrutiny: The European Commission said it would probe whether Google used website data for AI summaries and failed to offer appropriate compensation to publishers.

A What happened
Google appealed a US district judge’s ruling that found it illegally held a monopoly in online search. Google requested a pause on implementing remedies ordered by Judge Amit Mehta. Mehta rejected government lawyers’ request for a breakup that would include spinning off Chrome and instead ordered remedies that included sharing certain search data with court-qualified competitors and allowing some competitors to display Google search results as their own. Google vice president for regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland said the mandates would risk Americans’ privacy and stifle innovation.

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