Judge: No evidence Google harmed competitors by limiting search visibility

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia failed to find evidence that Google harmed rivals by limiting their search visibility. While Google was cleared in this aspect of a DOJ antitrust lawsuit that began in 2020, Google will still be in court starting Sept. 12. Google will defend claims relating to its Search Ads 360 product, as well as deals the company has struck to ensure it is the default search engine on mobile devices and browsers. Claim: Google uses Search Ads 360 to thwart competitors. Google published the following statement via Court dismisses state AG claims about Google Search: