Department of Justice appeals Google search monopoly ruling
Summary
The Department of Justice and plaintiffs in the antitrust case against Google have filed a cross-appeal regarding remedies for Google's alleged monopolization of internet search. This follows Google's own appeal and request to pause the court's ordered remedies.
Key Insights
What is a cross-appeal in this antitrust case?
A cross-appeal occurs when the party that won at trial (here, the DOJ and states) appeals specific aspects of the ruling, such as the remedies imposed on Google, while Google has already appealed the core liability finding of monopolization in general search services and search text ads.
What remedies were ordered against Google, and why is there a dispute over pausing them?
The court ordered Google to share user search data with qualified competitors and provide syndicated search results and ads to them to restore competition. Google seeks to pause these pending appeal, citing privacy risks and harm to advertisers from fraud detection issues, while the DOJ calls the request premature.