Firefox says about the antitrust lawsuit against Google in the United States

The US Department of Justice recently announced an antitrust lawsuit against Google. The core argument of this antitrust lawsuit is that Google uses its advantage to monopolize the US search engine market.

For example, Google regularly pays huge fees to Apple to become the default search engine for the Safari browser, and similar partnerships include Google and Firefox.

Although Firefox and Google Chrome are competitors and the purpose of Mozilla is to protect user privacy, Mozilla relies on Google to provide revenue.

Google usually pays $400 million to Mozilla every year to become the default search engine for Firefox, and the search engine share provided by Google is also the mainstay business of Firefox.

The cooperation between Google and Mozilla was also mentioned in the US Department of Justice’s prosecution, which made Mozilla, which relied on Google’s search share, very frustrated.

Mozilla stated that law enforcement actions will cause unexpected damage to small innovators, which will adversely affect the entire browser and search engine system.

At the same time, Mozilla emphasizes that the adverse effects will also be detrimental to consumers. On the contrary, the remedial measures of regulators should focus on the entire system to benefit consumers.

Amy Keating, the chief legal officer of Mozilla, said that small innovators like the foundation provide industry-leading services to consumers through innovation in the search field.

Therefore, the final result of antitrust lawsuits initiated by regulatory agencies should not cause collateral damage to organizations that can best promote competition and protect the interests of online consumers.