Feds sue Google

The suit seeks to shatter Google’s alleged monopoly on the entire ecosystem of online advertising as a hurtful burden to advertisers, consumers and even the U.S. government. 

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January 25, 2023 - 4:53 PM

Google was among several tech companies to voluntarily adopt “reasonable precautions” to prevent artificial intelligence tools from being used to disrupt democratic elections around the world. Photo by Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group/TNS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and eight states have filed an antitrust suit against Google. 

The suit seeks to shatter Google’s alleged monopoly on the entire ecosystem of online advertising as a hurtful burden to advertisers, consumers and even the U.S. government. 

The government alleges that Google’s plan to assert dominance has been to “neutralize or eliminate” rivals through acquisitions and to force advertisers to use its products by making it difficult to use competitors’ products. 

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