US Department of Justice Google sell your browser Chromium According to Bloomberg, it is part of an antitrust lawsuit. Earlier this year it was discovered that: Google It has a monopoly in the field of search, and since then competition regulators have decided what measures should be taken to combat anti-competitive actions. Google.
Ministry of Justice plans to go to court to force the sale of Google ChromiumIt is by far the most popular web browser in the world. Chrome’s integration with Google Search and other Google products has been cited as one of the factors limiting search competition.
Regulators want it too Google It differentiated the Android operating system from other products such as Google Search and Google Play Store, which are applications installed on Android devices by default. Since Google Play is Android’s app store, it is not yet clear exactly how Android’s separation from Google Play will occur. Initially, the Justice Department wanted Google to sell Android entirely, but later backed out of the offer.
The Department of Justice will propose requiring Google to license data and publish Google Search results without restriction. Bloomberg predicts that syndication will allow rival search engines and AI startups to improve the quality of their work, while data streaming will enable others to build their own search indexes. Google may also need to share more data with advertisers, and advertisers will have more control over where their ads appear.
Google is expected to be barred from exclusive deals, such as the one with Apple to make Google the default Safari search engine. Google paid Apple $20 billion in 2022 to make Safari the default search engine.
Google is appealing the antitrust ruling, and the judge presiding over the case plans to hold a two-week hearing in April 2025 to discuss what changes Google should make to eliminate anticompetitive behavior on its search engine. After that, the final decision will be made in August 2025.