As predicted, a coalition of 10 states hav🔥e sued Google for alleged monopolistic behavior in digital advertising.

The DOJ filed a lawsuit against Google in , accusing the company of abusing its monopoly in the search business. Sho🐈rtly after, 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, Kentucky, 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.”

Google has said the claims are “meritless” and vowed to ꧑vigorously defend itself in court.