It’s Time For The DOJ To Declare Victory, Settle Google Lawsuits (From RealClearMarkets)

There are two compelling reasons for the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DoJ’s) Antitrust Division to end its assault on Google, both of which are accelerating in importance.

First, the DoJ’s actions are at direct odds with the Trump Administration’s fervent push to ensure that America remains the world’s leading AI provider. Indeed, if DoJ got what it wants from Google it would hobble, if not derail, that fundamental goal.

Second, while the DoJ, through litigation undertaken primarily during the Biden Administration, won court cases against Google pertaining to Internet search and advertising, both matters are going to be appealed, continuing a years-long process. The glow of recent victories will soon be gone and forgotten.

Paul Steidler discusses this in an Op-Ed in RealClearMarkets here.