The Justice Department is weighing options that could include breaking up Google after a federal judge held that the tech giant and its parent company Alphabet maintained an illegal monopoly over the online search market.
The DOJ could seek to force Google to divest its Android operating system and the Chrome web browser, while its text advertising arm AdWords could also be the subject of a divestment push.
The report comes after a federal judge ruled earlier this month that Google had gained and illegally maintained a monopoly with about 90% of online searches and 95% of smartphone searches.
Google’s stock is down over 3.2% as of mid-afternoon Wednesday after the announcement regarding the DOJ's considerations following the federal judge’s ruling on its monopoly.
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