What the Google Search Monopoly Ruling Means

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August 7, 2024, 1:00 PM

• •Google has been found to be a monopoly by a U.S. district court judge.
• •The company's business practices of entering into contracts to make its general search engine the default option for companies that manufacture Android devices and paying billions of dollars to ensure its search engine is the default on Apple gadgets were found to be illegal.
• •Google plans to appeal the decision.

Google was found to be a monopoly by a U.S. district court judge. The judge ruled that Google's business practices of entering into contracts to make its general search engine the default option for companies that manufacture Android devices and paying Apple billions of dollars to ensure its search engine is the default on Apple gadgets were illegal. Google plans to appeal this decision.

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