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Google Loses Antitrust Case Brought by Epic Games [1]

['Meghan Bobrowsky', 'Miles Kruppa']

Date: 2023-12

Videogame maker Epic Games sued Google in 2020. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Google lost an antitrust case over the market power of its app store on Monday, a blow to the search giant as it faces other legal challenges to its search dominance and ad tech business.

Videogame maker Epic Games sued the search giant in 2020, alleging it used its dominant position to squeeze excess profits from app developers. The San Francisco jury reached a unanimous verdict after deliberating for less than four hours.

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[1] Url: https://www.wsj.com/tech/google-loses-antitrust-case-brought-by-epic-games-651f5987

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