Trump Administration, 11 States, Launch Antitrust Lawsuit Against Search Behemoth Google

Trump Administration, 11 States, Launch Antitrust Lawsuit Against Search Behemoth Google
The Google logo outside of the company's New York City office on June 3, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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The U.S. Department of Justice and 11 states have filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Google accusing the internet search giant of unlawful monopolistic behavior in its search business.

“Google is the gateway to the internet and a search advertising behemoth,” U.S. Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen told reporters. “It has maintained its monopoly power through exclusionary practices that are harmful to competition.”