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Google is appealing a judge’s search monopoly ruling

Google is appealing a federal court’s decision ruling it an illegal online search monopolist. The company filed a notice to appeal on Friday, requesting a pause on the court-ordered remedies meant to restore competition to the online search market.

“As we have long said, the Court’s August 2024 ruling ignored the reality that people use Google because they want to, not because they’re forced to,” Google’s vice president of regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland said in a blog post.

Google critics think the search remedies ruling is a total whiff

The remedies ruling in the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google finally landed on Tuesday. Last year, Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google was a monopolist in the search and advertising markets, but while today’s ruling says that Google will have to share some search data with competitors, Google…

September 2, 2025

In "The Verge"

Google Won’t Be Forced to Sell Chrome, But Must Share Search Data With Rivals

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered Google to share critical search data with competitors while allowing the tech giant to retain ownership of its Chrome browser. The decision, announced Tuesday by the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, represents a significant victory in the government’s ongoing…

September 4, 2025

In "Cyber Security News"

4th ruling blocks Trump birthright citizenship order nationwide

(The Hill) -- A federal judge in Maryland blocked President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions nationwide late Thursday, the fourth such ruling following the Supreme Court’s decision clawing back universal injunctions. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman already signaled she would block the restrictions nationwide, but she did not have jurisdiction…

August 9, 2025

In "Maryland News"

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