تعاني المحاكم من ضبط 거대 شركات التكنولوجيا بعد أكثر من عام من الكفاح للسيطرة على عمالقة التكنولوجيا. وخلال تسعة أشهر، فازت وزارة العدل ومجموعة من الولايات بدعاوى متتالية ضد Google، متهمة إياها بإنشاء monopole غير قانونية في محركات البحث وتقنيات الإعلانات عبر الإنترنت. ودعوى من قبل لجنة التجارة الفيدرالية (FTC) اتهمت Meta بمنع المنافسة الناشئة عندما اشترت Instagram و WhatsApp قبل سنوات، وقدمت إلى المحاكمة. وفي جميع القضايا الثلاث، كانت تهديد العقوبات الشديدة التي ستعطل الأعمال تلوح في الأفق. وشملت ذلك أوامر تفكيك الشركات.

uttavia، في الأربعاء، قرر قاضٍ فيدرالي رفض تفكيك أعمال Google الإعلامية، مما ترك الشركة basically غير متأثرة. Another judge ruled similarly in the search case a year ago, citing the fast-moving nature of technology. And in November, a federal judge ruled in favor of Meta, deciding that time and technology had passed the case by. The decisions show the wariness of courts to demand major business changes, even after finding clear-cut antitrust violations, as technology races ahead.

They also reflect how deciding whether violations have occurred is an examination of the past, while determining what to do about them requires a look into the future. Exhibit A? The rapid ascent and disruptive impact of artificial intelligence. "Dynamic markets pose a real challenge for the courts and have been seen as reason for caution," said William Kovacic, a law professor at George Washington University and a former chair of the F.T.C.

The Justice Department filed its search suit against Google in 2020, during the waning months of the first Trump administration. And the Biden administration took an aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement, filing suits that seek to curb the market power of the tech giants. Two more major court tests lie ahead. The F.T.C. and a group of states have sued Amazon, claiming it squeezed sellers in its online marketplace and favored its own offerings. (The F.T.C. sued Amazon again on Monday, claiming the e-commerce giant secretly made advertising more expensive on its website for more than a million companies.) And the Justice Department and states have accused Apple of using its dominance in the smartphone market to thwart competition.