Advertisers of merchandise for young girls find that adult men can become their unintended audience. In a test ad, convicted sex offenders inquired about a child model.
The Justice Department and state attorneys general say that Google has abused a monopoly over the search business, stifling competitors and limiting innovation, something the company denies.
Blake Chandlee, TikTokβs president of global business solutions, last June. In Manhattan Thursday, he said: βWe believe the facts and the law are clearly on our side and that we will ultimately prevail.β
The first tech monopoly trial of the modern internet era is concluding. The judgeβs ruling is likely to set a precedent for other attempts to rein in the tech giants that hold sway over information, social interaction and commerce.
At the heart of the case in federal court in Washington is Googleβs dominance in online search, which generates billions of dollars in profits annually.
Quarterly results on Wednesday underscored Metaβs repositioning of itself as a company poised to capitalize on the industrywide fervor for artificial intelligence.