Throughout 2022, we’ve seen Google go through several highs and lows.
But which stories took the cake in 2022?
What were Google’s top news moments this year?
Let’s take a look.
Either way, one should always know if or when a service is tracking their location.
In 2022, it was revealed that Google had been misleading users about how it tracked their location.
Concerns about this stretch back to 2014, with accusations coming out in 2018.
But things didn’t stop there.
This lawsuit is yet to conclude, as it was only filed in late 2022.
In 2023, we may see this suit progress, or even come to a completion.
The jury’s still out on whether Google will have to pay this mammoth amount.
Sixteen years later, in January 2022,Google decided to shut down YouTube Originals.
These could be movies, TV shows, or even recorded Google events.
YouTube Originals came about in 2016 and was only around for six years before Google pulled the plug.
Sonos claimed in this suit that Google was copying its audio technology in the development of its smart speakers.
Google and Sonos have now been in a back-and-forth dispute for over two years.
But in early 2022, rumors began circulating about a possible secret deal existing between the two companies.
In return, Facebook was asked by Google to pull back in its ad competitiveness.
The two suits alleged that Google took part in unfair or anti-competitive ad practices which negatively affected publishers.
