Google and DOJ face off over remedy for search engine monopoly

Do you ever wonder why you turn to Google so often to search for a recipe or a news article or how to properly use a semicolon? 

If you ask Alphabet, Google’s parent company, they’ll tell you it’s because they just have the best results. 

The Department of Justice has a different take: it filed an antitrust case against the company in 2020 accusing Google of using its power as the pre eminent online search engine to stifle competition. 

The government won last year, when a federal judge ruled against Google. This week, both the company and the D-O-J have returned to court to argue for what they believe the remedy should be for these monopolistic practices. 

Depending on what’s decided in a D.C. courthouse, there could be big changes in store for one of tech’s biggest juggernauts. 

Guest: 

Douglas Ross, professor of law at the University of Washington

Relevant Links:

New York Times: U.S. Asks Judge to Break Up Google

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