US considers breaking up Google in landmark search case – Yahoo Finance Australia
The US Justice Department is considering asking a federal judge to force tech giant Google to sell parts of its business in order to eliminate its online search monopoly.
In a late court filing, US federal prosecutors also says the judge could ask the court to open the underlying data Google uses to power its ubiquitous search engine and artificial intelligence products to competitors.
Competition enforcers write in the court papers: “For more than a decade, Google has controlled the most popular distribution channels, leaving rivals with little to no incentive to compete for users.
“Fully remedying these harms requires not only ending Google’s control of distribution today, but also ensuring Google cannot control the distribution of tomorrow.”
To that end, the department is considering asking for structural changes to stop Google from leveraging products such as its Chrome browser, Android operating system, AI products or app store to benefit its search business.
Prosecutors also…
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