Alphabet's Google is being sued in Britain for potential damages of up to 5 billion pounds ($6.6 billion) in a class action alleging the company abused its dominant market position in the online search industry.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google has been hit by a fresh class action lawsuit in the UK alleging that the US tech giant abused its “near-total dominance” in online search to overcharge hundreds of thousands of firms for digital ads.

Google is facing a class action lawsuit in the UK, alleging the American tech giant of using its search dominance to