Google appeals US antitrust ruling on online search monopoly

BBC
BBC
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Google appealed a US district judge’s antitrust ruling that found it illegally held a monopoly in online search and asked to pause implementation of court-ordered remedies.
Google appeals US antitrust ruling on online search monopoly
A What happened
Google appealed a US district judge’s ruling that found it illegally held a monopoly in online search. Google requested a pause on implementing remedies ordered by Judge Amit Mehta. Mehta rejected government lawyers’ request for a breakup that would include spinning off Chrome and instead ordered remedies that included sharing certain search data with court-qualified competitors and allowing some competitors to display Google search results as their own. Google vice president for regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland said the mandates would risk Americans’ privacy and stifle innovation.

Key insights

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    Judge Mehta cited generative AI as a factor in the case: Mehta wrote that the emergence of generative artificial intelligence had changed the course of the case.

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    Google argued the remedies would harm privacy and innovation: Mulholland wrote that mandated sharing of search data and syndication services would risk Americans’ privacy and stifle innovation.

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    Google’s AI search features face EU scrutiny: The European Commission said it would probe whether Google used website data for AI summaries and failed to offer appropriate compensation to publishers.

Takeaways

Google is seeking to halt implementation of court-ordered remedies while it appeals a US antitrust ruling on its online search monopoly.

Topics

Technology & Innovation Artificial Intelligence World & Politics Policy & Regulation Big Tech Law & Public Safety Courts

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