The U.S. Department of Justice has officially filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google
Earlier, we had mentioned that the US Congress, the US Department of Justice, and the US Attorney General’s Office are preparing antitrust lawsuits against US Internet and technology giants.
US regulators believe that these Internet and technology giants use their market advantages to hinder competition, which will seriously harm consumers and the development of related industries in the long run.
In the report issued by the Antitrust Committee of the US Congress, Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook are highlighted, and the actions of US regulators have already begun.
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice officially announced an antitrust lawsuit against Google. The U.S. Department of Justice accused Google of abusing its dominant market position against its competitors.
The core argument given by the U.S. Department of Justice against Google in its antitrust lawsuit is that Google uses its dominant market position and financial advantages to attack competitors.
For example, in the Android system, if a device manufacturer wants to obtain a Google mobile service authorization, it must pre-install Google Mobile Services, including Google Search, in the Android system.
And the Android system currently has a global market share of more than 70%. Google uses the advantages of the Android system to strongly replace the search services of Google’s competitors.
At the same time, Google was also found to have signed agreements with Apple and other companies. Google paid a huge fee to Apple to make Google search the default search engine for Apple devices.
These agreements also contain illegal exclusivity agreements. The U.S. Department of Justice claims that the list of related agreements signed by Google also prevents competitors from fully competing with Google.
Google used market dominance and financial advantages to become the gatekeeper of the Internet, and then Google collected user data and sold advertisements through the role of gatekeeper.
At the same time, the agreement signed by Google and Apple also prevents its competitors from fully competing with Google. These actions make Google too strong and hinder competition.
U.S. officials speculate that Google currently controls 80% of the search engine market in the United States, which means that its competitors cannot gain enough audiences to grow.
Google’s current situation will hinder the development of other companies and Google’s competitors. If the vicious circle continues, Google will eventually have no competitors in the relevant market.
At that time, the search engines that users can choose will be reduced or even no choice, and advertising publishers will have to face completely uncompetitive advertising prices.
Via: CNBC
