Skift Take
Google's advertising business sucked the life out of Tripadvisor and others' free search results. The issue of Google's alleged search bias and how it impacts the travel industry is not going away.
A federal judge in the District of Columbia dismissed antitrust claims by dozens of states and the U.S. Department of Justice that the design of Google search results amounted to anticompetitive behavior against rivals ranging from Expedia to Yelp, citing a lack of evidence.
In granting Google's summary judgment Friday, Judge Amit Mehta wrote: "In sum, the court holds that Plaintiffs have not shown that there is a genuine dispute of material fact that would warrant a trial to determine whether Google’s treatment of SVPs