DOJ Cross-Appeals Against Google's Search Monopoly Ruling

The US Department of Justice has launched a cross-appeal against a court ruling that ordered Google to break up its dominance in internet search and advertising, marking a significant escalation in the tech giant’s ongoing battle with antitrust regulators. The DOJ’s move comes just weeks after Google itself filed an appeal and sought to have the remedies ordered by DC District Court Judge Amit Mehta put on hold. Those remedies, imposed last year, require Google to share its search data with rival companies and bar it from making exclusive deals that restrict competition in the market for online search and advertising services. The DOJ’s cross-appeal raises the stakes in a landmark antitrust case that has significant implications for the tech industry and consumers nationwide.