10/06/2021

U.S: Ohio sues to have Google declared a public utility

The state of Ohio on Tuesday filed an unprecedented lawsuit calling on a local court to declare Google as much a public utility as an electric company.  Google should be designated a public utility subject to government regulation regarding its search engine and other services, Ohio attorney general Dave Yost contended in the legal filing. Public utilities supply essential goods or services such as water or power, and are often effectively monopolies.

Google said the lawsuit had no basis in fact and that it will defend itself in court.

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