US EditionStates Challenge Google Antitrust Ruling
The DOJ and states seek stricter remedies including a potential Chrome divestiture after a lenient ruling allowed Google to maintain default search deals, with appeals pending in the D.C. Circuit.
- A coalition of states and the DOJ filed a cross-appeal to the D.C. Circuit today, challenging the December 5, 2025, final judgment in the Google search monopoly case.
- Because the district court rejected a Chrome divestiture, the DOJ filed a cross-appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals, arguing remedies are too limited.
- The judgment bars exclusivity, including for generative AI products, and sets a 12-month limit on defaults, per Judge Amit P. Mehta's order.
- The appeals process is likely to take about a year before the D.C. Circuit rules after a year-long remedies phase with witnesses from Google, Apple and others, and a successful cross-appeal could revive forced Chrome sale remedies though Alphabet Inc. can keep appealing.
- Several major publishers have sued Google in New York, alleging its ad-server and exchange dominance depressed revenues; they seek orders to bar tying and compensatory damages, citing Advance's 200 million users and SheMedia's 1,800 websites.
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DOJ and states appeal Google monopoly ruling to push for harsher penalties against the company
Google might have been officially ruled to have a monopoly, but we're still a long way from figuring out exactly what that determination will change at the tech company. Today, the US Department of Justice filed notice of a plan to cross-appeal the decision last fall that Google would not be required to sell off the its Chrome browser. The agency's Antitrust Division posted about the action on X. According to Bloomberg, a group of states is also…
Department of Justice appeals Google search monopoly ruling
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice and the plaintiffs in the antitrust case against Google filed a cross-appeal, as the DOJ Antitrust Division announced in a post on X: "Today, the DOJ Antitrust Division filed notice that it will cross-appeal from the remedies decisions in its case against Google's unlawful monopolization of internet search and search advertising." Just a few weeks ago, Google itself filed a notice to appeal and requested a p…
States Challenge Google Antitrust Ruling
States Challenge Google Antitrust Ruling A significant number of U.S. states and territories have decided to appeal the results of a major antitrust case against Alphabet's Google, as stated in court documents revealed on Tuesday. This move highlights the ongoing scrutiny of Google's dominance in the online search market.In 2024, a federal court judge in Washington confirmed that Google holds a monopoly in online search. However, the judge did n…
A running list of publisher lawsuits targeting Google’s ad tech practices
The U.S. Justice Department’s ruling against Google for monopolizing digital advertising markets has opened the door for publishers to seek compensation for claimed lost revenue. Last April, the court ruled that Google violated U.S. antitrust laws by monopolizing the markets for publisher ad servers – with DoubleClick for Publishers (rebranded to Google Ad Manager in 2018) – and ad exchanges – via AdX – by tying the products together. The trial …
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