Google uses dominance to lock out competitors and smother innovation, trial told

Google uses dominance to lock out competitors and smother innovation, trial told
US Department of Justice lawyers arrive at court (Nathan Howard/AP)

Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice said at the opening of the biggest US anti-trust trial in a quarter of a century.

“This case is about the future of the internet and whether Google’s search engine will ever face meaningful competition,″ said Kenneth Dintzer, the Justice Department’s lead lawyer.

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