Instead, those cases have focused on narrower issues, such as the exclusive contracts Google has signed with smartphone makers for its Android mobile operating system, or allegations of bias against rival services in the company's shopping results.īut Dinielli and Scott Morton said regulators should look at the combination of all those actions, which shows the offensive and defensive steps Google has taken over the past decade to maintain control of the search market. But Google's broad dominance over search has never been the focus of enforcement action by any of the antitrust authorities around the world who have brought individual cases against the company. Key context: Launched in 1998, Google's search engine was a big leap forward in helping users find information and sites online, and the company quickly eclipsed its competitors on account of its simple design and novel algorithm. The pair sat down with POLITICO to talk about their latest work. Dinielli, who aided the DOJ during its challenge ofAT&T's unsuccessful merger with T-Mobile in the early 2010s, is a senior adviser to Omidyar, which is dedicated to promoting responsible technology and a more equitable economy. She also works for Charles River Associates, where she does economics consulting work for Apple and Amazon on antitrust. Scott Morton now heads the Thurman Arnold Project at Yale, which has focused on competition and digital platforms.
She has also advised the House Judiciary Committee in its probe of Google and other tech giants and worked with state AGs on their challenge to T-Mobile's merger with Sprint.
Who wrote the report: Scott Morton is a well-known figure in antitrust, having served as the DOJ's top antitrust economist.