Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday that five additional states and territories have joined their anti-trust lawsuit against Google, which alleges antitrust violations and deceptive acts by the technology behemoth. Attorneys general from Alaska, Florida, Montana, Nevada, and Puerto Rico joined the multi-state lawsuit, which is led by Texas, that was originally filed by a coalition of 10 states. Paxton’s office filed an amended complaint (pdf) on Monday, reflecting the changes. “Today’s filing underscores the broad consensus that Google’s practices require review and swift action under antitrust and consumer protection laws,” Paxton said in a statement. The lawsuit accuses Google of collecting thousands of data points about people and using that information for its own benefit and for “lying to advertisers, publishers, and consumers” about their conduct and motives. It alleges that Google had “monopolized or attempted to monopolize” products and services used by advertisers and publishers in online-display advertising. These …
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday that five additional states and territories have joined their anti-trust lawsuit against Google, which alleges antitrust violations and deceptive acts by the technology behemoth. Attorneys general from Alaska, Florida, Montana, Nevada, and Puerto Rico joined the multi-state lawsuit, which is led by Texas, that was originally filed by
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