DOJ Pushes Google to Sell Chrome Amid Monopoly Concerns
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The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking to break up Google by forcing the sale of its Chrome browser and imposing restrictions on Android to prevent the company from maintaining its monopoly in the search engine market. This move follows a court ruling that labeled Google as a monopolist. The DOJ's proposed penalties aim to foster competition by banning Google from making deals to set its search engine as the default on devices and requiring it to license search data to rivals. Google plans to appeal any such ruling, arguing that the measures are overly broad and could harm innovation.
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