US Court Details How Google Built Illegal Search Monopoly

This landmark judgment is a major victory for the country's federal authorities targeting Big Tech's dominance. The ruling opens the door for a second trial to determine potential remedies, including a possible breakup of Google's parent company, Alphabet.

Judge Amit Mehta found that Google controls about 90 per cent of the online search market and 95 per cent of the smartphone search market.

"The court reaches the following conclusion: Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly," US district judge Amit Mehta, Washington, DC, wrote.