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Judge rules against Google, allows antitrust case to proceed

29Apr

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Judge rules against Google, allows antitrust case to proceed

[ad_1] A federal judge on Friday rejected a motion from Google to toss out the government's antitrust case against it.U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled the lawsuit alleging Google wields monopolistic power in the world of online advertising can proceed in its entirety. Her ruling is the second setback for Google at the federal court in Alexandria. Google had earlier tried to get the case consolidated with a similar lawsuit that's been ongoing for several years in New York. But Brinkema ruled last month that the case can proceed in the Alexandria courthouse, which is known as the “Rocket Docket” for its reputation of adjudicating disputes swiftly. The lawsuit alleges that Google holds a virtual monopoly in online advertising that works to the detriment of consumers. The complaint...

Twitter to YouTube, horror looms for social media companies

19Feb

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Twitter to YouTube, horror looms for social media companies

[ad_1] In 2021, a California state court threw out a feminist blogger's lawsuit accusing Twitter Inc of unlawfully barring as "hateful conduct" posts criticizing transgender people. In 2022, a federal court in California tossed a lawsuit by LGBT plaintiffs accusing YouTube, part of Alphabet Inc, of restricting content posted by gay and transgender people. These lawsuits were among many scuttled by a powerful form of immunity enshrined in U.S. law that covers internet companies. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 frees platforms from legal responsibility for content posted online by their users. In a major case to be argued at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, the nine justices will address the scope of Section 230 for the first time. A ruling weakening it could...

Google’s $168 Billion in Ad Revenue at Risk in Supreme Court Case

18Feb

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Google’s $168 Billion in Ad Revenue at Risk in Supreme Court Case

[ad_1] The US Supreme Court is poised to hear a case that could spell danger for the internet's most lucrative business: online advertising. The case, Gonzalez v. Google, will be argued Tuesday and centers on whether internet companies are liable for the content their algorithms recommend to users. The tech industry says it's protected by a legal shield contained in communications law known as Section 230. Much of the discussion surrounding the case has focused on the costs to online companies if the court determines they are legally responsible for the hundreds of millions of comments, videos and other content posted by users every day. However, such a decision could also strike at the heart of the automated advertising upon which Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook and Alphabet Inc.'...

Google tees up venue clash over U.S. advertising antitrust lawsuit

3Feb

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Google tees up venue clash over U.S. advertising antitrust lawsuit

[ad_1] Lawyers for Alphabet Inc's Google LLC on Wednesday said they will ask a federal judge in Virginia to move the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit to Manhattan federal court, where the company is already fighting claims that it has abused its market power for online advertising technology. In a filing in the Manhattan litigation, Google's attorneys said transferring the lawsuit was necessary for "judicial efficiency and to mitigate the obvious risk of inconsistent judgments." Google said the new DOJ case, filed jointly with eight states last month, which also alleges advertising-related abuses, overlaps with multidistrict litigation in New York that formed in 2021. Google's planned effort sets up an early possible flashpoint in the new lawsuit. The DOJ can be expecte...

Factbox-The sun never sets on Google’s antitrust woes

27Jan

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Factbox-The sun never sets on Google’s antitrust woes

[ad_1] Alphabet Inc's Google, whose clout in search, the Android smartphone operating system and online advertising upended those markets, faces antitrust fights in the United States, Europe and India. Alphabet Inc's Google, whose clout in search, the Android smartphone operating system and online advertising upended those markets, faces antitrust fights in the United States, Europe and India.The following are some of the antitrust battles Google is fighting globally: INDIA: Google lost a big fight in India in mid-January when the Supreme Court refused to block an order from the Competition Commission of India which required Google to remove restrictions from its popular Android smartphone operating system. The order, for example, requires Google to allow users to delete apps like its...

Google says U.S. Justice Department complaint is ‘without merit’

26Jan

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Google says U.S. Justice Department complaint is ‘without merit’

[ad_1] Google said on Wednesday it believes the complaint from the U.S. Department of Justice accusing the company of abusing its dominance in digital advertising is "without merit". Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it believes the complaint from the U.S. Department of Justice accusing the company of abusing its dominance in digital advertising is "without merit". The company also added it will "defend itself vigorously". The government on Tuesday said Google should be forced to sell its ad manager suite, tackling a business that generated about 12% of Google's revenue in 2021 while also playing a vital role in the search engine and cloud company's overall sales. Google, which depends on its advertising business for about 80% of its revenue, said the government was "doub...

Will Google India follow same regime as in Europe with regard to pre-installed apps in Android phones, asks SC

17Jan

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Will Google India follow same regime as in Europe with regard to pre-installed apps in Android phones, asks SC

[ad_1] Will Google India follow same regime as in Europe with regard to pre-installed apps in Android phones, asks SC The Supreme Court on Monday asked Google India, locked in a legal battle over a hefty ₹1,337 crore penalty, if it will follow the same regime in India as it does in Europe with regard to pre-installed apps in Android-based mobile smartphones. The top court was hearing a plea of the US tech giant against an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) refusing an interim stay on the competition regulator imposing a ₹1,337 crore penalty on it. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and J B Pardiwala asked senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for the US firm, to clarify this aspect at the next hearing. "Will Google pra...