US regulators have asked a federal judge to stop Google from dominating competition with its search engine. Earlier, a court had said that Google has wrongfully established a monopoly in this sector in the last decade. The 23-page document filed by the US Justice Department on Wednesday night seeks penalties in Google’s proposed breakup, including a ban on Google from selling its flagship Chrome web browser and advocating for its own search engine for Android. But will include restrictions.
Chrome is the gateway to the Internet for many users
Justice Department lawyers argued that the sale of Chrome would “permanently end Google’s control over this vital search engine and give rival search engines the ability to take over the browser that provides so many users with access to the Internet.” Is.” Regulators did not require Google to sell Android, but a judge insisted the company could be forced to sell its smartphone operating system if the watchdog continues to find evidence of misconduct.
The company was declared a monopolist
Regulators working under President Joe Biden’s administration believe the broad scope of the fines underscores how harsh the punishment should be following U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling in August. In this decision the company was declared a monopolist. Google’s sentencing hearing is scheduled to begin in April in a Washington, D.C. court, and Mehta aims to issue his final decision before Labor Day. If Mehta accepts the government’s recommendations, Google will be forced to sell its 16-year-old Chrome browser within six months of the final decision. But the company will almost certainly appeal any sentence, potentially prolonging a legal battle that has dragged on for more than four years.
