{"id":2024226,"date":"2023-09-07T03:13:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T07:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antitrust-case-of-the-century-what-to-expect-as-justice-department-v-google-case-begins\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T03:17:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T07:17:16","slug":"antitrust-case-of-the-century-what-to-expect-as-justice-department-v-google-case-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antitrust-case-of-the-century-what-to-expect-as-justice-department-v-google-case-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Antitrust case of the century: What to expect as DOJ v. Google begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fantitrust-case-of-the-century-what-to-expect-as-justice-department-v-google-case-begins%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2024226&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Google Faces\u200c Antitrust Trial: Will the Search Engine&#8217;s Monopoly Be Challenged?<\/h2>\n<p>Next week, Google will go head-to-head with the Department of Justice&#8217;s Antitrust\u2064 Division \u2062in a trial\u2062 that could have far-reaching implications for the internet and the modern economy. The \u2063trial\u200b will\u200d determine \u2064whether Google truly holds a monopoly\u2064 on the search engine \u200cindustry and whether it will ever face a competitor capable of dethroning\u200b it.<\/p>\n<h3>The Stakes \u2063Are High<\/h3>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-selection-for-chauvin-trial-delayed\/\" title=\"Jury selection for Chauvin trial delayed\">high-profile trial<\/a> will feature testimony from prominent\u2064 tech leaders, \u2062including Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO \u2063Tim \u2062Cook. Over \u2064the course of three \u200byears,\u2063 more \u2064than 150 \u2063people have been deposed, and over five million\u200c documents have been \u200dproduced. \u200dNow, Google and the DOJ will battle it out in court for nine weeks to determine whether Google\u2062 has unlawfully created a monopoly.<\/p>\n<p>This trial comes at a time when the\u2063 tech \u200bindustry is under increased scrutiny\u2063 from the government. \u200bMembers of Congress from both parties are concerned about the influence wielded by major corporations like \u2063Meta, Apple, Amazon, and Google \u2064on politics \u2062and society.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Google is a \u2063Goliath,&#8221; says Anat\u2063 Alon-Beck, a professor\u200d of business law \u2063at Case Western\u2062 Reserve University. &#8220;And to me, there really is no\u2064 David.\u2064 There&#8217;s\u2062 no competition for Google\u2063 in the United States\u2062 or the world\u200b right now.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>The Trial<\/h2>\n<p>The DOJ&#8217;s lawsuit, initially \u200cfiled in \u200c2020 with the support\u2062 of 35 states, alleges that Google&#8217;s market dominance is\u2064 harming its \u2063competitors. Although the lawsuit was filed \u200dduring\u200d the\u2062 Trump administration&#8217;s crackdown on\u2062 Big\u200d Tech, it \u200chas continued under the Biden \u2062administration.<\/p>\n<p>The focus of the case will be on whether Google\u2063 used its agreements \u200cwith mobile \u2062phone developers and web browsers, totaling $45 billion, to create illegal monopolies\u2064 by excluding \u2063competitors. Additionally, the trial will \u200bexamine whether Google&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antitrust-case-of-the-century-what-to-expect-as-justice-department-v-google-case-begins\/\" title=\"Antitrust case of the century: What to expect as DOJ v. Google begins\">advertising practices\u200d lack transparency<\/a>\u200c and are anti-competitive.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, the suit included more charges, such as Google favoring its own products \u2064in search results. However, Judge Amit Mehta, appointed \u2063by Barack Obama, trimmed back\u2062 the \u200ccharges in August. Mehta\u200b acknowledged that Google&#8217;s brand name has become so ubiquitous that dictionaries recognize \u2064it as a verb.<\/p>\n<p>Google&#8217;s market share of search results is\u200d estimated to be between 90 and 94%, and the company made approximately $224.47 billion in advertising revenue in \u200d2022.<\/p>\n<p>Mehta&#8217;s previous rulings\u2062 on technology companies and antitrust policy make it difficult \u200cto\u2064 predict how he\u2063 will rule on this case. However,\u200b his \u200bblocking of a $3.5 billion Sysco deal for US \u2064Foods in 2015 on antitrust grounds suggests he takes a cautious approach.<\/p>\n<h2>Google&#8217;s Arguments<\/h2>\n<p>Google argues that its\u200b deals to have Google search as the default on devices and browsers are a result \u200bof competition, not an \u200battempt to stifle it. They point to statements from Apple CEO \u2062Tim Cook, who praised Google&#8217;s search engine as the best \u2063and explained why\u2064 it was chosen as the default.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;People don&#8217;t use Google because they have\u2062 to, they \u200buse it because they want to,&#8221; says Google\u2062 President of Global Affairs Kent Walker. &#8220;It&#8217;s easy to switch your default search engine \u2014 we&#8217;re long past the era of dial-up internet and \u2064CD-ROMs.&#8221; Walker \u200cis eager to prove\u2064 Google&#8217;s case in court.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Google also argues that it competes not only with \u200cother search engines like\u200c Bing \u200band Yahoo but also with other service providers like Amazon and Yelp. They claim \u2062to have a multitude of competitors, including one\u2062 of the\u2063 world&#8217;s \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-walmart-decrease-covid-leave-times-for-employees\/\" title=\"Amazon, Walmart Decrease COVID Leave Times For Employees\">largest retail giants<\/a>. The \u200bDOJ,\u200b on the other hand, argues \u2063that the relevant competition is limited to user search experience in \u2062services \u200clike Bing or\u2063 Yahoo.<\/p>\n<p>The trial \u2063will also examine Google&#8217;s search advertising practices. The DOJ alleges that \u2064Google lacks transparency,\u2064 making it difficult for competitors to offer comparative pricing.<\/p>\n<p>Google has attempted to have the head of the\u200b DOJ&#8217;s Antitrust Division, Jonathan \u2064Kanter, recuse\u200c himself \u200ddue \u200dto perceived bias. Kanter, along with other Biden-appointed \u2062leaders, \u2064has taken \u200ba \u200bmore\u2062 aggressive \u2064approach to antitrust policy regarding technology companies. Google points out that Kanter previously represented Yelp, which they consider a competitor.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ&#8217;s Antitrust Division declined to comment on the \u2063matter.<\/p>\n<h2>DOJ vs. Tech Industry<\/h2>\n<p>Google&#8217;s\u2062 deals to make \u2062its\u200d search engine \u2064the default\u200b on other\u200d companies&#8217; devices\u200d and web browsers\u200b could\u200c be\u200c the key to determining \u200cwhether it\u200b is declared a \u2062monopoly, based on the DOJ&#8217;s previous antitrust case \u2064against \u2062a tech\u200b giant.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 1998, the DOJ \u2063sued Microsoft for bundling its web browser, Internet Explorer, with its Windows operating systems. \u200bThe DOJ alleged\u2063 that Microsoft \u200cabused \u200bits monopoly power by giving itself an advantage \u200cover other browser developers. The judge \u2064ruled\u200c in favor of\u2062 the DOJ, stating that Microsoft was crushing competition through its monopolistic control. However, this ruling \u200bwas \u200clater overturned\u200b due to the judge&#8217;s breach of\u200c conduct.<\/p>\n<p>A similar breakup\u200d of \u200cGoogle may not be feasible in the \u2063digital economy. Critics argue that holding Big Tech companies accountable for antitrust violations \u200dis necessary to ensure\u2064 innovation and competition.<\/p>\n<p>If the government wins, it could lead to immense\u200b innovation and the \u200centry of\u200b new competitors, according to \u2062Matt Stoller, director of research at the American \u200cEconomic Liberties Project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click \u2062here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google&#8217;s upcoming trial against the Department of Justice&#8217;s Antitrust Division will decide if the search giant genuinely holds a monopoly in the industry. Taking place in a D.C. federal court next week, the trial&#8217;s outcome could significantly impact the internet and the wider modern economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2024227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2024226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2024226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2024227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2024226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2024226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2024226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}