Election season continues to be a contentious time for digital platforms when it comes to content moderation.| Public Knowledge
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The DOJ filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google accusing it of using its dominance in the search engine market to stifle competition.| Public Knowledge
Congress passed the first antitrust law, the Sherman Act, in 1890 as a "comprehensive charter of economic liberty aimed at preserving free and unfettered competition as the rule of trade." In 1914,| Federal Trade Commission
Search engine defaults seem to be pretty important when it comes to dominating the search engine market — and quite expensive as well.| Public Knowledge
Competition experts Vice President Charlotte Slaiman and Policy Counsel Elise Phillips recap the latest in the ongoing US v. Google trial.| Public Knowledge
The DOJ's suit argues that Google’s control over search engine defaults must be dismantled for healthy competition in the search advertising market.| Public Knowledge
Policy Counsel Elise Phillips watched the closing arguments of U.S. v. Google live from the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse.| Public Knowledge