Google's $20B Safari search deal with Apple was 'fair and square'
Google is appealing a court ruling that deemed its $20 billion search deal with Apple as monopolistic. The company argues that the agreement was made on fair business grounds and did not harm competition. Google also contends that it should not be required to share search data with AI companies that do not operate as general search engines.
- ▪Google insists its $20 billion search deal with Apple was fair and square in its antitrust appeal.
- ▪A court ruled in August 2024 that Google was a monopolist in the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit.
- ▪Google argues that it did not block competitors and that Apple chose it as the preferred search engine.
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News Google's $20B Safari search deal with Apple was 'fair and square' Malcolm Owen 0 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Sat May 23 2026, 10:54 AM EDT · 2 minute read Google is the preferred search provider in Safari on iPhone The $20B search engine preference deal with Apple was "fair and square," Google insists in its antitrust appeal against the Department of Justice. In August 2024, a court ruled that Google was a monopolist in the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet. One that involved an investigation into Google's $20 billion deal with Apple to make Google the preferred search engine of Safari. On May 22, Google filed its appeal against federal rulings that it held illegal monopolies in search and advertising.
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