Economic Freedom

Judge’s Tepid Verdict Lets Google’s Search Monopoly Stand Amid AI Disruption

By National Security Desk | September 3, 2025

After years of litigation, a federal judge’s restrained ruling on Google’s illegal search monopoly falls short of meaningful enforcement, empowering tech giants to maintain dominance even as AI reshapes the landscape.

More than half a decade after the U.S. Department of Justice launched a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Google, the federal judiciary has delivered a ruling that risks cementing, rather than dismantling, one of America’s most powerful monopolies. This outcome raises a crucial question for every American who values fair markets and national economic sovereignty: How long will Washington let tech behemoths dictate the terms of our digital economy unchecked? Why Did the Court Choose Caution Over Action? U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta acknowledged last August that Google’s grip on online search had become an illegal monopoly. Yet when tasked with...

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