Judge Rules Google Has Illegal Monopoly over Search — VOA Learning English
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An American judge has ruled that Google violates U.S. trade laws by operating its search engine as an illegal monopoly.
The ruling accuses Google of paying smartphone makers to ensure that Google’s search engine is set as the default system on new devices. The U.S. Justice Department brought the antitrust case against Google’s parent company, Alphabet.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said his decision took into account all evidence and statements presented during the trial, which ended in May. When the first part of the trial ended, it was up to Mehta to decide whether any of Google’s operations were illegal.
Mehta wrote in his ruling, “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to…
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