The US Department of Justice recently ruled against Google twice: in August 2024 on charges of monopolizing the announcement of the search and search engine, and in April 2025 the digital advertising network as an illegal monopoly.
The proposed Ministry of Justice treatments include to force Google to sell Chrome browser or parts of Android operating system. In addition, the Federal Trade Committee (FTC) has a continuous anti -monopoly trial against Meta (Facebook), claiming that the company illegally retains monopoly in personal social media through Instagram and WhatsApp and imposing anti -competition conditions on program developers. FTC seeks to relax these acquisitions.
The European Union was also very active in checking the fight against Google and Meta, which issued large fines. In November 2024, the European Union fined Meta to connect the ADS Service Facebook market on the Internet with its social network, which was considered an unfair feature. Recently, Meta has been fined to violate the digital market law in relation to the “payment or consent” model to access the ads -free to Facebook and Instagram, as the European Union has argued that it does not provide users with a real free choice about their data.
The methods taken by the United States and the European Union differ in the challenge of Google and Meta monopolies. The European Union has adopted a broader and more interfering approach, which is evident from the date of the anti -monopoly audit against Google and its willingness to issue huge fines. On the contrary, the United States has historically focused more narrowly on consumer damage that could be more frequent in following structural treatments such as separation.
However, increasing the audit indicates a potential shift towards a more assertive position. However, President Trump’s recent shooting to the Federal Trade Commissioners in March may indicate efforts to reduce this increasing scrutiny. These varying paths reflect the differences in legal frameworks, organizational cultures, market concerns and political priorities.
