Authorities in 38 states and regions, including Colorado in the western United States, have filed a lawsuit against IT giant Google on suspicion of violating Japan's antitrust law.
This is the third case filed by US authorities, and Google has argued that it was not pointed out.
Judicial authorities in 38 states and regions in the United States, including Colorado, filed a lawsuit in federal district court on the 17th for alleged antitrust violations.
According to the complaint, in order to maintain its monopoly position in the field of Internet search, Google has set some other companies' sites such as travel and home repair to be difficult to be displayed in prominent places in the search results, making it convenient for users. In addition to the loss, he points out that it hindered the entry of competitors.
We are then asking the court to take action, including correcting illegal activities and selling assets.
In response, Google said in a statement, "Our search system is designed to display the most relevant results. The proceedings deprive Americans of useful information by redesigning them. I strongly oppose it.
This is the third case against Google since it was filed by the US Department of Justice in October.
In addition, on the 9th of this month, the FTC = Federal Trade Commission and others have filed a lawsuit against Facebook for hindering fair competition through the acquisition of competitors, and there is a movement to regulate IT giants that have achieved rapid growth. It is getting stronger at once.