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DOJ Asks Judge Mehta to Order Google to Sell Chrome Browser in Antitrust Crackdown

Nov 19, 2024, 03:24 AM

Top antitrust officials at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have decided to ask federal judge Amit Mehta to force Alphabet Inc.'s Google to sell off its Chrome web browser, according to a report by Bloomberg News. This move follows a previous ruling by Judge Mehta that Google holds an illegal monopoly over the internet search market. The DOJ's proposed measures aim to break Google's dominance in search and include data licensing agreements, allowing websites to opt out of artificial intelligence (AI) use, and potentially uncoupling Google's Android operating system from its search and Google Play services. Google has responded by stating that the DOJ's proposals would harm consumers and developers.