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Google faces £5 billion lawsuit in the UK for abusing 'near-total dominance' in search
GOOGAlphabet(GOOG) CNBC·2025-04-16 16:30

LONDON — Google is being sued for over £5 billion ($6.6 billion) in potential damages in the U.K. over allegations that the U.S. tech giant abused its "near-total dominance" in the online search market to drive up prices. A class action lawsuit filed Wednesday in the U.K. Competition Appeal Tribunal claims that Google abused its position to restrict competing search engines and, in turn, bolster its dominant position in the market and make itself the only viable destination for online search advertising. It ...