The Department of Justice and eight states on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Alphabet-owned Google, calling for the breakup of the firm’s ad-technology business and alleging it’s engaged in monopolistic practices.
“Google abuses its monopoly power to disadvantage website publishers and advertisers who dare to use competing ad tech products in a search for higher quality, or lower cost, matches,” said the Justice Department in a complaint (pdf) filed in a federal court in Virginia.
The lawsuit is the second federal antitrust complaint filed against Google, alleging violations of antitrust law in how the company acquires or maintains its dominance. The Justice Department lawsuit filed against Google in 2020 focuses on its monopoly in search and is scheduled to go to trial in September….