A recent report from Bloomberg states that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) intends to request a federal judge to order search engine giant, Google to sell off Chrome, its popular browser.
DOJ lawyers will target Chrome, Android, and AI Overviews to disrupt Google’s search monopoly after it was ruled that the company deploys illegal look-up dominance.
Chrome is the most popular browser in the world, and government lawyers have claimed that its usage to cross-promote Google’s products is one of the factors restricting the channels and incentives available for competition to increase.
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Not attempting to compel Google to sell up Android, officials are going to suggest that Google separate Android from Search and Google Play.
Officials will advise Google to “give websites more options to prevent their content from being used by Google’s artificial intelligence products,” according to Bloomberg. In conclusion, it has been reported that they will advocate for “a ban on the type of exclusive contracts that were at the center of the case against Google.”
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