DOJ Pushes for Google to Divest Chrome in Antitrust Case
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The U.S. Department of Justice is urging a federal judge to force Google to sell its Chrome browser as part of a partial breakup, following a ruling that the company abused its search monopoly. This antitrust action, if approved, would be the most significant in decades. Google plans to appeal the ruling, and the case could test tech antitrust policies under a potential Trump administration. The DOJ also suggests behavioral remedies to limit Google's dominance in the Android ecosystem and prevent preferential treatment of its services.
- DOJ asks judge to force Google to sell Chrome in partial breakup proposal Axios
- The DOJ wants to break up Google. It needs to convince a judge first. Yahoo Finance
- U.S. Proposes Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly The New York Times
- The Department of Justice asks court to force Google to spin off Chrome CNN
- Google Should Be Forced to Sell Chrome Browser, Justice Department Says The Wall Street Journal
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