Google protects its franchise through a form of payola, shelling out billions of dollars annually to be the default search engine on the iPhone and on web browsers such as Apple’s Safari and Mozilla’s Firefox. “Google pays more than $10 billion per year for these privileged positions,’’ #monopoly #google

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Google exploited exclusive search engine deals to maintain its advantage over rivals, DOJ argues

Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice said Tue...