{
  "id": 5352208,
  "title": "The Feds took their best shot at Big Tech. They missed.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/the-feds-took-their-best-shot-at-big-tech-they-missed",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-03T14:59:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/google-antitrust-ruling-big-tech-victory-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two federal judges have ruled that Google's boss, Sundar Pichai, operates a monopoly, but this hasn't hindered the company's growth. Bloomberg/Getty Images has noted a similar trend across Big Tech. The US government has attempted to implement new regulations but has failed to do so. Instead, it has pursued legal action, with mixed results. In 2024, a federal judge determined that Google monopolized certain ad markets, but the consequences are likely to be minimal. Google may need to be more cooperative with competitors, but it is unlikely to undergo any significant structural changes. This follows a ruling in 2023 that Google also operated a monopoly in search. The government has \"won\" twice in these cases, but the penalties have been relatively light. In other high-profile cases, such as those involving Meta and Microsoft, the government has lost. The government's attempts to regulate Big Tech through the courts have not been successful, and it seems unlikely that it will change its approach in the future. While some companies, like Meta, have agreed to significant settlements, investors appear unconcerned, as their stocks have risen after announcing potential payouts. This suggests that the focus remains on addressing the actions of the past rather than preventing the next phase of Big Tech's expansion, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence.",
  "summary": "The government can make Big Tech pay. But it can't make it smaller, which was the point.",
  "key_points": [
    "Federal judges ruled Google as a monopoly, but company's growth continued.",
    "US government pursued legal action against Big Tech with mixed results.",
    "Government lost in high-profile cases like Meta and Microsoft, but won twice against Google."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}