‘Google wants too much information to be kept secret in antitrust trial’


The government is seeking to show that Alphabet’s Google broke antitrust law to maintain its dominance in online search. — Reuters

WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department (DoJ) has objected to removing the public from the court during some discussions of how Google prices online advertising, one of the issues at the heart of the antitrust trial under way here.

The government is seeking to show that Alphabet’s Google broke antitrust law to maintain its dominance in online search. The search dominance led to fast-increasing advertising revenues that made Google a US$1 trillion company.

Save 30% OFF The Star Digital Access

Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In Business News

Eco Business Park 8 first look signals new industrial opportunities in JS-SEZ
Wawasan Dengkil unit enters 25-year sublease for solar plant site
ICT Zone Asia secures RM23.82mil hardware deal
Fire hits Kumpulan Jetson subsidiary’s Port Klang factory
SDS Group’s London Bakery acquires 14.32 ha in Johor for RM101.7mil
Carlo Rino eyes Main Market transfer by 2H26
MTAG unit proposes RM53.6mil land acquisition in Tebrau
Ringgit closes lower amid US Fed leadership speculations
Pekat secures 21-year PPA for solar and battery project in Pahang
Maybank appoints Rohaya Mohammad Yusof as director

Others Also Read