Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that Texas is co-plaintiff in a 40-state antitrust complaint filed in the Eastern District of Virginia against Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, alleging the company used anticompetitive practices to maintain dominance in the digital advertising technology market.
Key Allegations
- Google allegedly forced app developers to use its proprietary billing system
- Revenue-sharing agreements with device manufacturers allegedly shut out competitors
- Internal communications show Google executives discussed the risk of antitrust liability while continuing the practices