Google’s Antitrust Case Coming to a Close in Washington

The Justice Department’s (DOJ) prosecution of Google in Washington is headed towards an end with closing arguments on May 2–May 3—roughly three years since DOJ brought the indictment and various state governments joined.

It’s been described as the biggest antitrust case since the DOJ’s landmark suit alleging that Microsoft monopolized web browser services.

In a twist of fate, Microsoft recently testified with criticism of Google in its ongoing lawsuit in D.C. District Court. CEO Satya Nadella has joined the DOJ in criticizing agreements Google secures with companies like Apple in order to promote their search engine.

He worried about Google’s dominance and said that as publishers and platforms become more aware of how their data is used to train AI systems, they may start to sign exclusive deals that would allow only Google to use their data, according to reports of his testimony.

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