Ohio has filed a lawsuit against Google, requesting that the company be legally declared a public utility and common carrier under state law. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said in an announcement about the lawsuit that the company “uses its dominance of Internet search to steer Ohioans to Google’s own products — that’s discriminatory and anti-competitive.”
Details on the lawsuit against Google
According to Ars Technica, the lawsuit doesn’t seek monetary damages, although it would require Google to take some steps to stop discriminating against competitors. Yost said the search giant “has a duty to carry content from other sources without unfair discrimination as compared to comparable Google content.”
