Bulletins
To give you the best possible experience, this site uses cookies. If you continue browsing. you accept our use of cookies. You can review our privacy policy to find out more about the cookies we use.
yesEmily BirnbaumNone
Subscribe to
Want to better understand the $150 billion gaming industry? Get our newsletter every Tuesday.
Are you keeping up with the latest cloud developments? Get Tom Krazit and Joe Williams' newsletter every Monday and Thursday.
David Wertime and our data-obsessed China team analyze China tech for you. Every Wednesday, with alerts on key stories and research.
Want your finger on the pulse of everything that's happening in tech? Sign up to get David Pierce's daily newsletter.
Do you know what's going on in the venture capital and startup world? Get the Pipeline newsletter every Saturday.
Do you know what's coming next up in the world of tech and entertainment? Get Janko Roettgers' newsletter every Thursday.
Hear from Protocol's experts on the biggest questions in tech. Get Braintrust in your inbox every Thursday.
Get access to the Protocol | Fintech newsletter, research, news alerts and events.
December 17, 2020
A coalition of 38 attorneys general led by Colorado and Nebraska is suing Google for muscling competitors out of the search market, marking one of the most serious threats to Google's business model yet.
The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., will likely be consolidated with the DOJ's narrower case against Google's search dominance.
"Our economy is more concentrated than ever, and consumers are squeezed when they are deprived of choices in valued products and services," said Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in a statement. "Google's anticompetitive actions have protected its general search monopolies and excluded rivals, depriving consumers of the benefits of competitive choices, forestalling innovation, and undermining new entry or expansion."
"This lawsuit seeks to restore competition," he said.
The states' complaint accuses Google of engaging in a multi-pronged effort to maintain its monopoly over search, focusing specifically on allegations that it manipulated search results to preference its own products.
It's the third major antitrust challenge against Google in recent weeks, and comes a day after a coalition of ten state attorneys general sued Google for maintaining a monopoly over the ad tech market.
Emily Birnbaum
Emily Birnbaum ( @birnbaum_e) is a tech policy reporter with Protocol. Her coverage focuses on the U.S. government's attempts to regulate one of the most powerful industries in the world, with a focus on antitrust, privacy and politics. Previously, she worked as a tech policy reporter with The Hill after spending several months as a breaking news reporter. She is a Bethesda, Maryland native and proud Kenyon College alumna.
Latest Stories
See more
Most Popular
Bulletins
April 20, 2021 16:30 EST
Get Source Code in your inbox
David Pierce's daily analysis of the tech news that matters.
To give you the best possible experience, this site uses cookies. If you continue browsing. you accept our use of cookies. You can review our privacy policy to find out more about the cookies we use.