{"id":93379,"date":"2020-10-20T16:15:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T13:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/justice-department-to-sue-google-today-over-monopolistic-practices\/"},"modified":"2020-10-20T16:15:15","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T13:15:15","slug":"justice-department-to-sue-google-today-over-monopolistic-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/justice-department-to-sue-google-today-over-monopolistic-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"#Justice Department to sue Google today over monopolistic practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af667b695f3f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af667b695f3f\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/justice-department-to-sue-google-today-over-monopolistic-practices\/#The_suit_has_been_expected_for_a_while\" >The suit has been expected for a while.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/justice-department-to-sue-google-today-over-monopolistic-practices\/#This_weeks_top_technology_stories\" >This week\u2019s top technology stories<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Justice Department to sue Google today over monopolistic practices<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-sub-head\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_suit_has_been_expected_for_a_while\"><\/span>The suit has been expected for a while. <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content-wrapper\">\n<p>The Department of Justice will file a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Google today, alleging that the tech giant used anti-competitive practices to maintain a hold as a monopoly in online search, according to a new report. <\/p>\n<p>The suit has been expected for quite some time, and will be filed today, according to the <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/justice-department-to-file-long-awaited-antitrust-suit-against-google-11603195203?mod=breakingnews\">Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/em>, citing sources.  <\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheJusticeDept\/status\/1318531994305941505\">scheduled<\/a> a press conference for Tuesday morning about \u201can antitrust announcement.\u201d It is expected that the Justice Department will offer more information about the suit then. <\/p>\n<p>According to the <em>Journal<\/em>, the suit will allege that Google and its parent company Alphabet is \u201cmaintaining its status as gatekeeper to the internet through an unlawful web of exclusionary and interlocking business agreements that shut out competitors.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Specifically, sources told the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper the suit will target how the company has arrangements with other companies that make Google\u2019s search engine the default. <\/p>\n<p>Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a critic of the tech industry, tweeted that the suit was coming today and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1318529248823488512\">called<\/a> it the \u201cmost important antitrust case in a generation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The suit comes at a major point of reckoning for big tech in Washington D.C. <\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the House Judiciary Committee published a mammoth antitrust report that criticized tech giants like <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le, Amazon, Google, and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> for what they viewed as far-reaching monopoly power. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have targeted Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law that shields websites from being liable over what users post on them. <\/p>\n<p>The law should be thrust into the spotlight soon, as the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on whether they should subpoena Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg following their actions in slowing the spread of a dubious <em>New York Post<\/em> story about Joe Biden\u2019s son Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story and will be updated.  <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_weeks_top_technology_stories\"><\/span>This week\u2019s top technology stories<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>In the 2020 election, killing Section 230 is the only bipartisan issue <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Trump blasted TikTok for collecting \u2018vast swaths\u2019 of data\u2014his 2020 app does the same thing <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Will a Biden-Harris administration break up big tech?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Right-wing militias have adopted QAnon with frightening ease <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6 signs it\u2019s time to get a new phone (Sponsored)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailydot.us18.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=557794e049a42cb8dcdf4eacc&amp;id=14207741b3\"><em>Sign up<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0to receive the best of the internet straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit\">\n<p>                                                                                                <span class=\"dd-article-leadart-image-credit-segment\"><br \/>\n                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/august-19-2018-mountain-view-ca-1160472559\">Sundry Photography \/ Shutterstock.com<\/a><br \/>\n                                    <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n  <noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andrew Wyrich\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Wyrich_avatar_1524865254-50x50.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-50 photo\" height=\"50\" width=\"50\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Andrew Wyrich\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Andrew-Wyrich_avatar_1524865254-50x50.png\" class=\"lazyload avatar avatar-50 photo\" height=\"50\" width=\"50\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"author-name inline-flex\">Andrew Wyrich<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailydot.com\/debug\/google-antitrust-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Justice Department to sue Google today over monopolistic practices &#8221; 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