Google Accused of Deleting Chat Evidence by DOJ in Antitrust Case

Google Accused of Deleting Chat Evidence by DOJ in Antitrust Case

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused Google of regularly deleting internal messaging chat histories that the company is required to preserve under federal rules for an antitrust lawsuit. This lawsuit is one of several that Google is currently facing, including one by the DOJ and groups of states for unlawfully maintaining monopolies around search and search-related advertising.