Google Antitrust Lawsuit Forces Google To Face Consumer Claims Over Search Dominance

What did the judge decide, and what is the Google antitrust lawsuit alleging?

On Wednesday, January 21st, Judge Rita Lin decided that the plaintiffs in the case against Google had sufficient evidence to move forward. The plaintiffs allege that Google violated federal antitrust laws by making and maintaining contracts with mobile device manufacturers and sellers as well as browser developers to make Google the default browser. The plaintiffs allege that this created a monopoly which harmed them by hindering the development of search engines that would have had to compete by offering features such as privacy protections, fewer ads and compensation. In addition, the plaintiffs raised an unjust enrichment claim asserting that without default agreements, Google would allegedly not have the use and retention of search data that it does and benefits from.