Chilean TV stations sue Google before the country’s Competition Court, accusing the technology company of monopolising digital advertising and search markets, the national television association Anatel said.
Canal 13, Television Nacional de Chile, Mega, Chilevision, TV+ and La Red filed the complaint before the Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia.
Anatel president Pablo Vidal said Google controlled access to audiences and digital advertising while capturing the economic value of journalism produced and financed by media outlets.
The association said Google’s alleged anticompetitive practices were worsening financial pressure on media companies and asked the court to determine whether violations occurred, sanction Google and order measures to ensure fair competition.
Anatel said the alleged practices were reducing newsroom staffing, shrinking regional coverage and weakening scrutiny of public power in Chile.
The case follows earlier Chilean scrutiny of Google. Chile’s National Economic Prosecutor’s Office said in May 2025 it had filed a separate case before the same court, accusing Google of abuse of dominance in Android-related markets and seeking a fine of about USD 89 million.
Pablo Vidal had previously said Anatel members were evaluating legal action because Google held what he called a near-monopoly in search and digital advertising markets, according to La Tercera.
Anatel said media outlets in the United States, Europe, Canada and Australia have pursued similar legal actions against Google.
