These restrictions have been viewed as potential barriers to innovation in various emerging fields, such as drones, delivery and logistics, and electric and autonomous vehicles.
In response to concerns over Google’s practices, the Department of Justice (DOJ) initiated an investigation in 2019 and filed two antitrust complaints focused on Google’s search and advertising technology business.
Although mapping was part of the inquiry, the DOJ ultimately filed a narrower antitrust complaint that centered on Google’s contracts with browsers and smartphone makers, requiring them to set Google’s search engine as the default option.
