Google may have to divest Chrome to bypass search engine monopoly verdict
Earlier this year, the United States District Court of Columbia ruled that Google holds an illegal monopoly in the search engine market. That ruling led the Department of Justice (DOJ) to draft several proposals to help amend Google’s illegal monopoly status. The latest DOJ proposal includes divesting Google’s Chrome browser, which the DOJ sees as a “key access point for searching the web.” The U.S. government is also prepared to force Google to divest Android in a similar manner. The DOJ also wants to prohibit Google from offering payments to third parties that would secure Google...
Earlier this year, the United States District Court of Columbia ruled that Google holds an illegal monopoly in the search engine market. That ruling led the Department of Justice (DOJ) to draft several proposals to help amend Google’s illegal monopoly status. The latest DOJ proposal includes divesting Google’s Chrome browser, which the DOJ sees as a “key access point for searching the web.” The U.S. government is also prepared to force Google to divest Android in a similar manner. The DOJ also wants to prohibit Google from offering payments to third parties that would secure Google...
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