MONOPOLY: A RULING AGAINST GOOGLE COULD BENEFIT THE OPEN WEB

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In a landmark ruling four years after the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the tech giant, Judge Amit Mehta found Google guilty of monopolizing online search and advertising markets. The ruling raises questions about the potential consequences for Google, its partners, and the broader impact on search engine optimization (SEO) and the open web. While the exact remedies are yet to be determined, the case could lead to significant changes in the search engine landscape, potentially affecting Google's exclusivity deals, market share, and the distribution of web traffic among competing search engines.