CEO Sundar Pichai will testify in a Washington trial regarding U.S. Department of Justice antitrust measures targeting Google. The DOJ aims to enhance competition by potentially forcing Google to divest its Chrome web browser and cease payments to companies for default search settings. The trialâs outcome could significantly alter the internet landscape by challenging Googleâs dominant position in search, which is further complicated by the rise of AI. Google argues that the proposed changes could harm users and smaller companies relying on its ecosystem.
The DOJ wants the judge to end those payments and require Google to share search data with competitors.
Google maintained its monopoly in part by paying billions of dollars to companies including Apple, Samsung, AT&T and Verizon.
The outcome of the case could fundamentally reshape the internet by potentially unseating Google as the go-to portal for information online.
Google has said the proposals would give away its hard work, and jeopardize its users' privacy and endanger smaller companies like Mozilla.
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