Google’s antitrust fights could stretch far beyond Washington


Google, which controls about 90% of the online search market in the country, is now facing the biggest US monopolisation complaint since the government sued Microsoft Corp more than 20 years ago. — AFP

The US monopoly case against Alphabet Inc’s Google is likely to trigger an onslaught of private antitrust lawsuits riding on the allegations in the government’s complaint.

The deluge of litigation has the potential to force the search giant to pay billions of dollars in settlements, according to legal experts.

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