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Google faces off against U.S. government attempt to break up company in search monopoly case

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71% Informative

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to order a radical shake-up that would ban Google from striking multibillion dollar deals with Apple and other tech companies that shield its search engine from competition.

The drama will unfold in a Washington courtroom during the next three weeks during hearings that will determine how the company should be penalized for operating an illegal monopoly in search.

Google intends to file an appeal of Mehta ’s ruling from last year that branded its search engine as an illegal monopoly.

The search case marked the first in a succession of antitrust cases that have been brought against a litany of tech giants that include Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms .

The Justice Department also targeted Google 's digital advertising network in a separate antitrust case.

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73

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73

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21

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semi-formal

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English

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65

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short-lived

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