Google's Antitrust Lawsuit

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Despite previous speculation about whether the Department of Justice would pursue a case against Google over its ad stack, the lawsuit filed today focused solely on online search.

With this approach, the suit “strikes at the heart of Google’s grip over the internet for millions of American consumers, advertisers, small businesses and entrepreneurs beholden to an unlawful monopolist,” said Attorney General William Barr in a statement.

As my colleague Scott Nover wrote: "The DOJ suit does not indicate how Google can remedy its alleged antitrust abuses but instead suggests “structural relief,” such as a breakup or divestiture.

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