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The cases against Google in Brazil
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Google on Tuesday, claiming that the tech giant has illegally protected its monopoly over search and search advertising. Among the anti-competitive practices attributed to Google is paying billions of dollars to phone and computer manufacturers in order to be the default search option on their devices.
While the U.S. government’s move is arguably the most significant challenge to the power of a tech behemoth in a generation, it is by no means the only one. In Brazil, Google is answering three lawsuits in Brazil’s antitrust watchdog Cade — many of them reflecting worldwide disputes.
- Search engine. In 2016, review platform Yelp filed a 300-page complaint accusing Google of hurting its business model through its “ability to tamper search results to favor its own products.”
- Android. Also in 2016, Google was accused of strong-arming smartphone manufacturers to use its search engine as a default option. The issue is part of the DOJ’s lawsuit against the...