DOJ May Breakup Google As Remedy To Monopoly Ruling – Search Engine Roundtable
Late last night, the Department of Justice indicated that it was considering a possible breakup of Google as an antitrust remedy to its monopoly ruling. Of course, Google will appeal this decision, which will have this stuck in courts for years. A break up is probably the most strict outcomes of this ruling that anyone expected.
You can read the 32 page document from the DOJ issued last night over here.
Just to be clear, this is NOT the ruling but just the early intent from the DOJ. Judge Amit Mehta said he’ll aim to rule on the remedies by August 2025 and then it can sit in an appeal state for years beyond that.
What is proposed is not just a breakup which would split off Chrome, Android and “many other things,” but also:
- Google make available to competitors its data within its search index and models
- Google to make available its AI-assisted search features
- Google to make available its ad ranking data
- Privacy regulations about retaining its data
- Limitations on its partnership…
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