Official announcements from the U.S. Department of Justice or Google

DOJ Pushes Google to Sell Chrome, Unbundle Android, Allow Sites to Opt Out of AI

Nov 18, 2024, 10:38 PM

Top antitrust officials at the U.S. Department of Justice plan to ask a federal judge to force Alphabet Inc.'s Google to sell off its Chrome browser, aiming to break the company's search monopoly. The DOJ is also seeking data licensing agreements and proposing measures to allow websites to opt out of artificial intelligence usage. Additionally, the department wants to unbundle Google's Android operating system from Google Play and search. Google has responded by stating that the DOJ's proposals would harm consumers and developers.