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.