Report: US aiming new lawsuit at Google over ads

Justice department officials last year sued Google over its dominance in online search and ads, and similar cases have been filed by groups of US states. — dpa

SAN FRANCISCO: US officials are preparing a new antitrust lawsuit against Google over its power in the online advertising market, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

Bloomberg cited an unnamed person familiar with the matter as saying the Justice Department could file the litigation by the end of the year.