Google Faces Antitrust Challenges in US, UK

Google faces significant legal challenges on both sides of the Atlantic over its business practices. In the U.S., a federal judge ruled that Google operates its search engine as an illegal monopoly, with potential remedies, including a breakup, expected to be decided by next summer. Concurrently, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provisionally found Google guilty of anti-competitive practices in the digital advertising sector, alleging it uses its dominance to favor its own services to the detriment of competitors and market fairness. Google disputes these allegations, arguing that the interpretations of its ad tech practices are flawed. The CMA's investigation adds to the existing scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission.