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Un juez de EUA halla que Google dirige un monopolio ilegal de búsquedas
August 6, 2024 - Un juez estadounidense falla que Google gasta miles de millones de dólares al año en un monopolio ilegal en búsquedas en línea, llevando a su dominio en la enormemente rentable publicidad en línea.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta has ruled that Google violated antitrust laws, spending billions of dollars to crush its competition and maintain a monopoly on online search and its related advertising earnings.
The judge commented that Google spent $26 billion in 2021 alone to ensure that its search engine was the default on smartphones and browsers.
The landmark decision is a major blow to Alphabet, Google’s parent company, and could change the landscape for online advertising businesses.
Globally, Google controls 91% of online searches on desktop, mobile, tablet and console. It’s nearest rival, bing, controls a paltry 3.4% of the market.
Alphabet says it intends to appeal Mehta’s ruling.
- Google has an illegal monopoly on search, U.S. judge finds (Reuters)
- U.S. judge describes how Google built and defended illegal search monopoly (Reuters)
- Google's online search monopoly is illegal, U.S. judge rules (BBC)
- Google loses landmark U.S. antitrust case over search dominance (Financial Times)
- Search engine market share worldwide (StatCounter)