Editing Google (section)

=== 2025 ===
In January 2025, U.S. federal judge [[Richard Seeborg]] rejected Google's motion to dismiss a [[Class action|class-action]] lawsuit. The lawsuit claims Google collected data from users who had specifically opted out of tracking. The trial is scheduled for August 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brodkin |first=Jon |date=January 9, 2025 |title=Google loses in court, faces trial for collecting data on users who opted out |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/google-loses-in-court-faces-trial-for-collecting-data-on-users-who-opted-out/ |access-date=April 4, 2025 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-US}}</ref>

It was ruled that US Department of Justice alongside 17 other states that Google operates a monopoly in online advertising technology. The case will now move to a remedies stage which may lead to Alphabet, the owner of Google, being broken up.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 17, 2025 |title=Google has illegal advertising monopoly, judge rules |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3674nl7g74o |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>