Google Scores Partial Win in Search Result Manipulation Case

Google scored a partial win in a case alleging the tech giant manipulated search results, advertisements, and mobile applications, a federal court ruled June 5.

Stock photo company Dreamstime.com claims that its search ranking on Google plummeted in 2015, when Google entered into a licensing agreement with Dreamstime’s main competitor. The company alleges that Google obstructed its efforts to increase its advertising to compensate for this lost search ranking. It allegedly canceled Dreamstime’s most successful advertising campaigns without notice, suspended its account based on bogus accusations of policy violations, and removing Dreamstime’s mobile app for featuring lingerie photos while the ...