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New USD 4.2-bn lawsuit against Google

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Washington: Google has faced a new lawsuit seeking USD 4.2 billion as a compensation for publishers for lost revenue.

A claim made by ex-Guardian technology editor Charles Arthur, Google illegally used its dominant position in online advertising to reduce publishers’ profits, the BBC reported.

Google stated that it would vigorously oppose the “speculative and opportunistic” action.

In the lawsuit, Arthur claimed that because of Google’s abuse of its position, ad-tech services were inflated, and publishers’ ad sales revenues were unlawfully reduced, the report said.

It is the second such lawsuit, following a similar one filed in November last year.

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