Dr. Cecilia Rikap is the Head of Research and an Associate Professor in Economics at the University College London's Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. She is the author of the award-winning book Capitalism, Power and Innovation: Intellectual Monopoly Capitalism Uncovered and co-author of The Digital Innovation Race .

October 16, 2024

Analysis

Breaking Up Google

Antitrust, competition, and the intricacies of monopoly

In late August, Judge Amit P. Mehta of US District Court for the District of Columbia found Google guilty of maintaining an illegal monopoly in online search. Google had paid billions to device manufacturers and browser developers—including Apple, Samsung and…