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It’s widely accepted at this point that we Google things, we don’t search them.
The company that made its brand name the accepted nomenclature for finding all the information on the Internet has lost a major antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice. On Monday, Federal Judge Amit Mehta’s found that Google was using its status as a monopoly to stifle its competition. The groundbreaking decision marks the first time in decades that America’s antitrust law has significantly disrupted big tech.
Weekend Brief looks at how this ruling could affect the tech industry and what kind of punishments Google could face.
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