Monopoly

Why “The Jury’s Out” on the Authorities’s Case In opposition to Google’s Advert Tech Monopoly

Final month, the U.S. Division of Justice and eight states sued Google, claiming it runs its digital advert enterprise to unfairly benefit its personal enterprise, to the detriment of its clients and potential rivals. Harry First explains what makes this case so legally and procedurally uncommon and the obstacles the federal government plaintiffs will face. … [Read more…]

Fixing Platform Monopoly within the Google Search Case

Google is on trial for anticompetitive behaviors designed to guard its monopoly in web search. Herb Hovenkamp analyzes a number of potential cures the presiding courtroom and Division of Justice might pursue and suggests which of them might reach reinforcing competitors to guard client pursuits. Alphabet (Google) is on trial, charged by the Division of … [Read more…]