- The US has sued Google for anticompetitive practices
- A break-up is on the cards - but not might be fatal for shareholders
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet (US:GOOGL) subsidiary Google, accusing the company of anticompetitive behaviour in search and search advertising. The case marks the most aggressive antitrust case brought against Big Tech since a hearing against Microsoft (US:MSFT) almost three decades ago.
Google has condemned the case as “deeply flawed", saying that it "would do nothing to help consumers”. But regulators’ principal issue lies with Google’s alleged smothering of competition.