Federal Judge Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuits Against Google

<figure> <img alt="An image of Google’s logo on a red, blue, and green background" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/STK093_GOOGLE_A.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">A federal judge has dismissed two antitrust lawsuits filed by Chegg and Penske Media Corporation, the parent company of <em>Rolling Stone</em>, which accused Google of reducing web traffic with its AI-powered search features, as reported by <em>Reuters</em>. US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled on Wednesday that the claims from PMC and Chegg do not meet the requirements of antitrust law.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In lawsuits filed last year, Chegg and PMC alleged that Google abused its monopoly power by pressuring publishers to provide content for AI Overviews without compensation, or risk being excluded from search results. The publishers claimed that Google's practices diverted traffic away from their platforms.</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1003589/google-ai-overviews-chegg-penske-lawsuits-dismissed">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>