WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet (NASDAQ:)’s Google in a court docket submitting on Thursday is searching for a non-jury trial within the U.S. Justice Division’s lawsuit accusing the promoting and search big of anticompetitive practices within the internet advertising market.
The Justice Division, which filed the promoting lawsuit in January 2023, alleged the corporate has abused its dominance of the digital promoting enterprise and argued that it needs to be compelled to promote its advert supervisor suite.
Google stated the Justice Division’s request for a jury trial breaks “with all historic precedent” and famous the division itself has stated the technical nature is perhaps troublesome for a potential juror to grasp.
The Justice Division didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Google’s internet advertising community, which incorporates advert supervisor, introduced in 12% of the corporate’s income in 2021 and likewise performs a significant position within the search engine and cloud firm’s general gross sales.
Google has stated the Justice Division’s case went “past the boundaries of antitrust regulation,” saying it doesn’t regulate the web firm’s conduct at problem.