Washington, D.C. — As the Department of Justice takes Google to court in the most important antitrust trial of the century on September 12, USvGoogle.org has launched the Google Dirty Tricks Tracker to expose all the ways Google, probably the most powerful corporation in the world, is using its unlimited resources in trial to maintain its near total control of the internet.

“From ‘forgetting’ to review court documents to wiping internal chat logs, it’s clear that Google will use every dirty trick in the book to protect its monopoly power,” said Katherine Van Dyck, Senior Counsel at the American Economic Liberties Project. “With a 90% market share in search, $300 billion in annual revenue, and 15 products boasting over 500 million users each—surpassing the entire U.S. population—it wields unparalleled influence. But all entities, irrespective of their size or influence, must adhere to the core principles of openness and accountability in our judicial system. Google is not above the law, and its pattern of misconduct and obstruction in our judicial system should not be tolerated.”

As the Department of Justice takes Google to court and fights to break its Search monopoly, Google has objected to a live audio feed of the trial; instructed its employees to use self destructing chats when discussing business related to litigation, and, in a separate case, blown court deadlines and held back hundreds of thousands— and possibly millions—of documents. When a trillion dollar corporation misses legal deadlines, it’s not by mistake. This is a tactic deployed to hinder justice. As Google fails to produce documents, denies all liability, and fights for every inch, our experts will catch every dirty trick and are available to speak to reporters and the media.

Visit USvGoogle.org for more.

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The American Economic Liberties Project works to ensure America’s system of commerce is structured to advance, rather than undermine, economic liberty, fair commerce, and a secure, inclusive democracy. Economic Liberties believes true economic liberty means entrepreneurs and businesses large and small succeed on the merits of their ideas and hard work; commerce empowers consumers, workers, farmers, and engineers instead of subjecting them to discrimination and abuse from financiers and monopolists; foreign trade arrangements support domestic security and democracy; and wealth is broadly distributed to support equitable political power.