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DOJ pushes for Google to break off Chrome browser after antitrust case
The Department of Justice is pushing a federal judge to make Google divest its Chrome internet browser as a remedy following the antitrust case.
Chrome, which Google launched in 2008, provides the search giant with data it then uses for targeting ads. The DOJ said in a filing Wednesday that forcing the company to get rid of Chrome would create a more equal playing field for search competitors.
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"To remedy these harms, the [Initial Proposed Final Judgment] requires Google to divest Chrome, which will permanently stop Google's control of this critical search access point and allow rival search engines the ability to access the browser that for many users is a gateway to the internet," the 23-page filing reads.
Additionally, the DOJ said that Google be prevented from entering into exclusionary agreements with third parties like Apple and Samsung. The department also said that Google be prohibited from giving its search service preference within its other products.
The DOJ also said that remedies should prevent Google from eliminating "emerging competitive threats through acquisitions, minority investments, or partnerships." The DOJ said that the "proposed remedies run for a period of 10 years." The filing also says the search company should be required to provide a technical committee with a monthly report outlining any changes to its search text ads auction.
"The proposed remedies are designed to end Google's unlawful practices and open up the market for rivals and new entrants to emerge," the filing reads.
Hahaha, equal playing field. Already OpenAI is giving them hell with Search gpt and live searches so with this, Google is killed a bit. The company will fight back but it won't dominate like it has been doing