Archive · 22 May 2025
Google Defeats Rumble in Antitrust Lawsuit Over Video Sharing
Google won a court case against video platform Rumble.
Rumble said Google unfairly favored its YouTube platform in search results and blocked Rumble from phones.
A judge dismissed the case because Rumble filed it too late.
Rumble claimed this cost it billions of views.
Google denied the claims.
Rumble is also suing Google over digital advertising.
Google faces other antitrust claims as well.
Google won a lawsuit from Rumble accusing it of monopolizing the online video-sharing market.
The judge ruled Rumble's 2021 lawsuit was filed outside the four-year statute of limitations.
Rumble claimed Google rigged search results to favor YouTube and blocked Rumble from some Android phones.
Rumble had an average of 59 million monthly active users in the first quarter of 2025.
Rumble is separately suing Google over its digital advertising practices.
- Who
- U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr, Rumble, and Google.
- What
- Judge dismissed Rumble’s antitrust lawsuit against Google.
- When
- Wednesday, May 22, 2025
- Where
- California
- Why
- The court determined the lawsuit was filed outside the statute of limitations.
Rumble's Position
Google's Position
Antitrust Claims
Rumble's Position
Rumble alleged Google unfairly favored YouTube and engaged in anticompetitive behavior.
Google's Position
Google denies Rumble's claims of antitrust violations and anticompetitive conduct.
- Court
- U.S. District Court, California
- Allegation
- Antitrust violation
- Damages Sought
- Over $2 billion
- Lawsuit Filed
- 2021
- Rumble Monthly Users (Q1 2025)
- 59 million