A source close to Politico has confirmed that the United States Department of Justice is preparing to file its antitrust lawsuit against Google.
The Justice Department and state prosecutors will soon complete their investigation and begin a legal battle. The Justice Department takes aim at the Google Chrome browser, considering whether to force the company to sell it. In addition, the case involves part of Google’s advertising business and the ways the tech-giant uses the Android mobile operating system. Prosecutors believe that Google’s operations violate US antitrust law.
Some experts suggest that the investigation against the tech industry heavyweight may be driven by the upcoming US presidential election. This means that the litigation will be politically motivated. Anyway, the approaching events have already had an adverse impact on Google shares.
