DOJ Sues Google

“The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for abusing its dominance in online search and advertising… The case filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., alleges that Google uses billions of dollars collected from advertisers to pay phone manufacturers to ensure Google is the default search engine on browsers. That stifles competition and innovation from smaller upstart rivals to Google and harms consumers by reducing the quality of search and limiting privacy protections and alternative search options, the government alleges…

“Google vowed to defend itself and responded immediately via tweet: ‘Today’s lawsuit by the Department of Justice is deeply flawed. People use Google because they choose to -- not because they’re forced to or because they can’t find alternatives.’” (AP News)

The left generally supports the lawsuit and calls for further actions to curb the power of big tech.

The right is skeptical of the lawsuit.