OMAHA- Nebraska's Attorney General Doug Peterson spearheaded a 38-state antitrust lawsuit against Google that alleges the company has a monopoly over the online search market. This goes beyond the search engine domination and includes the company's attempts to monopolize how consumers access search engines (now through smart speakers, TVs, cars and specialized search providers).

The lawsuit is rooted in consumer protection and hopes to create a free market that will allow for greater competition among search engines. This is happening after decades of only light regulation over giant tech companies. This lawsuit has bipartisan nationwide support.

Google's defense is that of every monopoly-- simply stating that consumers simply choose to use Google over alternatives.

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