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Justice Department reportedly set to bring antitrust suit against Google – Source CNET Computer News

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Google could be about to face another antitrust suit.


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The US Department of Justice and multiple state attorneys general are reportedly preparing to bring another antitrust lawsuit against Google over its online advertising and search engine dominance. The suit could be filed in summer and would explore whether Google uses its dominant position to suppress competition, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing unnamed sources.

“I’m hoping that we bring it to fruition early summer,” Attorney General William Barr told the Journal back in March. “And by fruition I mean decision time.”

In March, Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal sent a…

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