Google maintained an illegal search monopoly through anticompetitive practices, as revealed in antitrust trial β€” documented evidence
🟒 CONFIRMED

The DOJ v. Google antitrust trial (2023) revealed that Google destroyed documents ('the sheer volume of destroyed documents is remarkable'), with CEO Pichai instructing chats to be set to 'history off.' Google rejected Apple's choice-screen proposal with 'No default placement, no revenue share.' Judge Mehta ruled on August 5, 2024: 'Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly.'

Google maintained an illegal search monopoly through anticompetitive practices, as revealed in antitrust trial

TECHΒ·October 20, 2020Β·By DOJ Antitrust DivisionΒ·2.9K upvotesΒ·103 comments
What They Said Was Crazy
β€œGoogle is manipulating search results to control information and suppress competitors, while destroying evidence of their anticompetitive behavior.”
β€” DOJ Antitrust DivisionOctober 20, 2020Source

πŸ“„ The Receipts

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PRIMARYDOJ Prevails in Landmark Antitrust Case Against Google
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-prevails...
DOCUMENTOpen
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PRIMARYGoogle loses massive antitrust case over search dominance (NPR)
www.npr.org/2024/08/05/nx-s1-5064624/google-justic...
ARTICLEOpen

βš–οΈ The Record, Side by Side

What they said vs. what the evidence shows

What They Said
β€œPeople use Google because they choose to, not because they're forced to or because they can't find alternatives.”

β€” Google spokesperson Β· Sep 2023

What Actually Happened
PrimaryDOCUMENT

DOJ Prevails in Landmark Antitrust Case Against Google

PrimaryARTICLE

Google loses massive antitrust case over search dominance (NPR)

πŸ™ˆ They Laughed At Us

β€œPeople use Google because they choose to, not because they're forced to or because they can't find alternatives.”
β€” Google spokesperson, 2023

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