The US Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit today against Google, which is owned by Alphabet.
According to Arabiya Net, the ministry claimed that the trillion-dollar company was using its market power to deter competitors, and said that nothing is excluded, including splitting the search company Online and advertising. P>
The lawsuit involving 11 states is the largest antitrust case in three decades, as only the lawsuit filed against Microsoft in 1998 and one in 1974 can match it. AT&T that led to the dismantling of Bell Systems.
The lawsuit alleges that Google acted unlawfully to preserve its position in Internet search activities and ads. Without a court order, she said, Google will continue to implement its non-competitive strategy, blocking the competition process, reducing consumer choices and undermining innovation.
The lawsuit said that Google had nearly 90% of all public inquiries on search engines in the United States, and about 95% of searches via phones.
Google is now the undisputed gateway to the Internet for billions of users around the world ... for the interests of American consumers, advertisers, and all companies that currently depend on the Internet economy, Time to tackle Google's anti-competitive behavior and regain the competition.
consumers and advertisers will ultimately suffer from the lack of options, the lack of innovation and the absence of competitive advertising rates ... Therefore we ask the court to end Google's control over the distribution of search until Competition and innovation are fostered.
When asked during a conference call about the specific action that should be taken, an official at the Ministry of Justice said, "Nothing is excluded, but it is better for the court to take up the issue of solutions yet." Allow her to hear all the evidence.
Google described the lawsuit as deeply flawed, adding that people are using Google because they chose to do so - not because they were forced to or because they could not find alternatives. She made a full statement later today. P>