1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov December 2, 2020Google and Competition: Concerns Beyond the DOJs LawsuitOn October 20, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and 11 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Google LLC under Section 2 of the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 2). The lawsuit alleges that Go
2、ogle unlawfully maintains “monopolies in the markets for general search services, search advertising, and general search text advertising in the United States through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices.” CRS Legal Sidebar LSB10544, The Google Antitrust Lawsuit: Initial Observations, by Jay B
3、. Sykes provides an in-depth discussion of the DOJ lawsuit. The DOJ lawsuit suggests structural reliefpotentially involving divestitures of specific operationsas part of the potential remedy for Googles alleged anticompetitive conduct. Because the lawsuit focuses on Googles conduct in search service
4、s and search advertising, any structural remedies would likely focus on these services. For example, if the court finds that Google violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act, it could order the separation of Googles search services and search advertising from its other products or only from specific pro
