WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department is drafting a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google, accusing the Internet giant of violating anti-trust laws, according to a person familiar with the matter.
In the EU, Google has been fined billions of dollars for abusing its dominance and harming competition. By then, Google and its fellow tech giants were facing a much less welcoming environment in Washington, where Democrats and Republicans raised concerns over massive collection of user data, failures to police content on their platforms, and claims they are monopolising markets.STATE ATTORNEYS-GENERAL INVOLVED State attorneys-general are also investigating the company. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that Google will likely be sued by the states and the Justice Department.
Although Mr Paxton's investigation focuses on digital ads, some states within the investigation have also pursued other areas, such as search and mobile software, Bloomberg has reported.