Big Tech in trouble: Google loses online ad monopoly case

Sydney, April 19: Tech giant Google has just suffered another legal blow in the United States, losing a landmark antitrust case. This follows on from the company’s loss in a similar case last year.

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Social media giant Meta is also currently embroiled in a landmark legal battle in the US that regulators hope will only operate, but how millions of people around the world communicate.

Hearings in the Meta case commenced earlier this week in a court in Washington DC, after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg failed to settle the case for $450 million.

Brought by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the suit alleges Meta broke antitrust laws over socially secured platforms.

Along with Google and Meta, Amazon and Apple are also currently facing significant antitrust challenges in the US.

All of these actions are continuing despite major changes in both the FTC and the US Department of Justice as a result of the election of Donald Trump.