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Google won’t have to sell Chrome or Android, but has to share Search data: antitrust ruling
A federal judge today announced what remedies Google faces after the company was found to have a monopoly in online search.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle paid Samsung an ‘enormous’ amount of money to prioritize Gemini in One UI
As Google sits in the hot seat for paying companies to utilize its products in place of any competition, court testimony reveals that Google did the same thing with Gemini. Samsung was reportedly paid a lot of money to push Gemini as a preinstalled app in One UI.
Expand Expanding CloseJudge rules Google’s ad business is a monopoly, may force break up
In facing a federal hearing concerning Google’s advertising practices, a US judge ruled that the company harmed consumers and publishers by forming an ad tech monopoly, which offers little room for any competition to form.
Expand Expanding CloseDOJ reiterates that it wants Google to sell Chrome, more to address search monopoly
The US Justice Department today reiterated what steps it wants a judge to take to address Google’s monopoly in online search.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle proposes Android, browser contract changes to address Search antitrust ruling
In addition to other remedies, the Justice Department in November shared that it wants Google to sell Chrome. Google today shared its own remedies proposal.
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Google files appeal in Epic case, set for February 2025
In losing the Epic lawsuit last December, a District Judge this October laid out a series of changes to Google Play. That was put on hold to allow the appeals process to play out, and Google today filed its opening brief to a higher court.
Expand Expanding CloseDOJ wants Google to sell Chrome and possibly Android, more
The Department of Justice on Wednesday shared what steps it wants a US judge to take after Google was found to have a monopoly over online search.
Expand Expanding CloseUS Justice Department wants Google to sell Chrome, more
One of the structural remedies that the US Justice Department will be asking for in the Google search monopoly case is a forced sale of the Chrome browser.
Expand Expanding CloseJudge puts Google Play monopoly changes set for November on hold
Google will no longer have to make a series of Play Store changes by November 1 in response to losing the Epic lawsuit after the original judge granted a “temporary administrative stay.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle asks appeals court to pause Play Store changes in Epic case
Google today filed an appeal in the Epic case and wants the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to “pause the proposed changes to Android and Google Play” until the legal process plays out.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle says DOJ’s antitrust remedies, like Android/Chrome spinoff, are ‘radical and sweeping’
The US Justice Department might recommend to a federal judge that Android and/or Chrome be spun off (“structural remedies”) among other possible antitrust solutions, with Google today arguing against that.
Expand Expanding CloseUS judge rules how Google Play must change following monopoly ruling
After a jury found that Google has an “illegal monopoly” with the Play Store, a judge today detailed what changes must be implemented in the US for a period of three years.
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Google loses $2.7 billion antitrust fight in EU after seven years
Back in 2017, courts in the EU slapped Google with an unprecedented multi-billion euro fine over anti-competitive practices. After years of appeals, Google has officially lost in that case.
Expand Expanding CloseUS DOJ might ask for breakup of Google, like spinning off Android and/or Chrome
After Google was found to have a monopoly over online search, the US Justice Department will next offer proposals to a judge on how to remedy the situation. New reports today detail how the DOJ might ask for a breakup of Google, specifically Android and/or Chrome.
Expand Expanding CloseEU launches non-compliance investigation into Google Search and Play Store rules
Following up on the Digital Markets Act, the European Union is launching a “non-compliance investigation” into Alphabet, specifically centered around Google Search and specific rules in the Play Store.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Play details ‘external offers’ program for Android apps in Europe
As part of complying with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Google Play is getting an opt-in “external offers” program for Android apps and games across phones, tablets, Wear OS, ChromeOS, and Android TV.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle rolling out Android, Chrome, & Search changes to comply with Europe’s DMA
To comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Google is making a number of changes to Android, Chrome, and Search.
Expand Expanding CloseThe European Union threatens to break up Google’s ad business
Google’s dominance over the online ad market has been scrutinized time and time again, and this week the European Union is expressing its concerns that Google has breached the EU’s antitrust laws, and that the company should break up its ad business.
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EU upholds antitrust ruling against Google’s actions on Android, drops fine to €4.1 billion
In 2018, the European Union ruled that Google’s app bundling with Android, essentially forcing its partners to include a long list of Google apps with their phones, was illegal. Google appealed that ruling, but the EU has just announced that it will uphold the decision, despite lowering the fine.
Expand Expanding CloseEU lawmakers push for all Android phones to to copy the Pixel 6’s five years of updates
While the Android ecosystem as a whole has been getting better about long-term support and the speed of updates, EU lawmakers are now pushing for a set standard for Android updates that just so happens to mirror what Google offers on the Pixel 6.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle lists how US antitrust bills could impact Search, Gmail, and other products
On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to review the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, and technology companies have been pushing back. Like Apple earlier today, Google this afternoon published a blog post detailing specific “harmful consequences” on products as a result of these antitrust bills.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle blasts EU for ignoring Apple as it fights $5 billion fine over Android & Play Store
While the US and other regions are shining more of a spotlight on Google and the Play Store, the EU has already issued a 2018 ruling that imposed Google with a $5 billion fine over anticompetitive practices on Android. Google is fighting that fine, and slamming EU regulators over turning a blind eye to Apple.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle counters that Play Store antitrust suit is ‘about boosting a handful of major app developers’
In response to the lawsuit filed by attorneys general from 36 states and Washington DC over alleged Play Store antitrust practices, Google has issued a public-facing counter this evening.
Expand Expanding CloseUS states file lawsuit over requirement that apps in Play Store must use Google IAP billing system
In the US, Google is already subject to advertising and Search complaints. Several US states are now targeting the Google Play Store in a new antitrust lawsuit.
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