Google is not a monopoly in terms of consumer choice (we can choose any one of mostly identical search engines), but it is in terms of market share ala internet explorer. It is in a perfect situation to leverage this to force arbitrary policies that mostly benefit it, like amp.

Google has monopoly power [0] even though consumers can choose to use other search providers. They just don’t.

[0] https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-a...