"In 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a landmark lawsuit against Google for monopolistic practices in the search engine space, specifically related to its digital advertising practices. Last year, a federal judge sided with the DOJ and found that Google had run an illegal monopoly. The DOJ then requested that a judge require Google to divest its Chrome browser, a big driver of the company's search business that makes up more than half of the company's total revenue."
"While many believed this was unlikely to happen, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta made it official yesterday, ruling that Google will not have to divest Chrome. Furthermore, Google can keep paying large partners like Apple to feature it as the default search engine on web browsers like Safari. However, Mehta also ruled that Google cannot propose exclusive contracts that prevent competitors from being able to fairly compete in the space."
The U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit alleging monopolistic search and digital advertising practices. A federal judge previously found Google had run an illegal monopoly and the DOJ sought divestiture of the Chrome browser, a major source of search revenue. The judge ruled that Google will not have to divest Chrome and may continue paying partners like Apple to make Google the default search engine on some browsers. The judge barred exclusive contracts that would block competitors and required Google to provide additional data to help rivals compete more effectively.
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