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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody Joins Lawsuit Against Google

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks during a roundtable discussion with President Donald Trump and law enforcement officials, Monday, June 8, 2020, at the White House in Washington.
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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody speaks during a roundtable discussion with President Donald Trump and law enforcement officials, Monday, June 8, 2020, at the White House in Washington.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is joining other state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice in a lawsuit against Google. The complaint alleges Google has monopolized the search engine market through anticompetitive and exclusionary tactics. To make that argument, the lawsuit points to contracts Google has made with manufacturers like Apple, LG, Motorola, and Samsung. These contracts allow Google to be the preset default search engine for devices like smartphones.

Moody says this practice, along with others alleged in the lawsuit, violates Florida antitrust laws. She's hoping the case, if successful, will allow new companies to compete with Google.

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Robbie Gaffney is a recent graduate from Florida State University with degrees in Digital Media Production and Creative Writing. Before working at WFSU, they recorded FSU’s basketball and baseball games for Seminole Productions as well as interned for the PBS Station in Largo, Florida. Robbie loves playing video games such as Shadow of the Colossus, Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Their other hobbies include sleeping and watching anime.