DOJ files second antitrust suit against Google, seeks to break up its ad business
Publishing timestamp: 2023-01-24 12:50:20
Summary
The US Justice Department has filed its second antitrust lawsuit against Google in two years, this time targeting its advertising business. The lawsuit, which seeks to make Google divest parts of its business, is the first against the company filed under the Biden administration. It is joined by a group of state attorneys general, including one focused on its advertising business led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Google has denied that it dominates the online advertising market, pointing to the market share of competitors including Facebook. Google did not immediately provide comment on the suit.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/24/doj-files-second-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google.html