The Justice Department argues that these agreements are necessary to maintain Google’s alleged illegal monopoly. Witness testimony purporting to prove the legitimacy of these deals says Google’s search monopoly benefits consumers and ignores privacy concerns.
Despite Google’s efforts, leaked confidential data revealed that Apple received 36% of search ad revenue as part of the Safari deal. Ahead of the outcome of the hearing, experts are speculating about possible outcomes, including the collapse of Google’s search business or an appeal if the verdict is not in the tech giant’s favor.
Source: Ferra
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