The court's findings indicate that Google is a monopolist in the relevant markets and has unlawfully used its dominant position to sustain its monopoly.
In a landmark legal decision, a federal judge ruled that Google violated antitrust laws by maintaining its monopoly power in the markets for general search services and general search text advertisements.
"After having carefully considered and weighed the witness testimony and evidence, the court reached the following conclusion: Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly. It has violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act," Mehta's decision states.
The case against Google, filed in October 2020, alleged that the tech giant engaged in anti-competitive practices by establishing exclusive agreements with browser developers, mobile device manufacturers, and wireless carriers.
The court said Google's conduct allowed the company to charge "Supracompetitive prices for general search text ads," enabling it to earn substantial monopoly profits.
"Google said in a statement to The Epoch Times that"this decision recognizes that Google offers the best search engine, but concludes that we shouldn't be allowed to make it easily available.
A University of Chicago professor said at the time that Google shared 36 percent of its search revenue with Apple for the Safari browser.
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