DOJ: Google must sell Chrome to end monopoly

[ad_1] The United States Department of Justice argued Wednesday that Google should divest its Chrome browser as part of a remedy to break up the company’s illegal monopoly in online search, according to a U.S District Court of the District of Columbia filing. This story is developing… © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal … Read more

Apple faces UK ‘iCloud monopoly’ compensation claim worth $3.8 billion

[ad_1] U.K. consumer rights group ‘Which?’ is filing a legal claim against Apple under competition law on behalf of some 40 million users of iCloud, its cloud storage service. The collective proceeding lawsuit, which is seeking £3 billion in compensation damages (around $3.8 billion at current exchange rates), alleges that Apple has broken competition rules … Read more

Google to receive punishment for search monopoly by next August, says judge

[ad_1] A federal judge says he will deliver a punishment in Google’s antitrust case by August 2025, according to The New York Times, after ruling earlier this month that Google had abused its monopoly power over the search industry. Judge Amit P. Mehta established a timeline for the remedies phase of Google’s antirust trial during … Read more