As predicted, a coalition of 10 states have sued Google for alleged monopolistic behavior in digitaꦚl advertising.

The DOJ filed a lawsuit against Google in , accusing the company of abusing its monopoly in the search business. Shortly aft💦er, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that state lawsuits would likely follow.

The first of those has now been filed, according to , with 10 states accusing the search giant of similarly abusing its monopoly in online advertising. The states involved are Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucﷺky, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Utah.

“These actions harm every person in America,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a announcing the lawsuit. “If the free market were a baseball game, Google positioned itself as the pitcher, the batter and the umpire.”

Google𝓰 has said the claims are “meritless” and vowed 🐷to vigorously defend itself in court.