It’s Time to Break Up Google
In December 2020, Attorney Generals from 38 states filed suit against Google, claiming that Google illegally maintains monopoly power over search engines and related advertising. Other legal actions have been filed against Google worldwide. Breaking up “Big Tech'' monopolies is a rare bi-partisan issue in Washington, D.C., today.
But these legal maneuvers only scratch the surface of the potential harm that Google’s search monopoly poses to small and home-based businesses, particularly those dependent on their online presence — which is now just about every business.
“As a result of Google’s dysfunctional market regulation, the search engine tail now wags the Internet dog.”
Through its dominating search engine and website content indexing, Google underpins the
