""You don't find someone guilty of robbing a bank and then sentence him to writing a thank you note for the loot," she said. "Similarly, you don't find Google liable for monopolization and then write a remedy that lets it protect its monopoly. This feckless remedy to the most storied case of monopolization of the past quarter century is a complete failure of his duty and must be appealed.""
"She went on to describe Mehta's decision as "bizarre" given that he had "found Google liable for maintaining one of the most consequential and damaging monopolies of the internet era.""
Judge Amit Mehta ordered remedies requiring Google to share certain data with competing search platforms and imposed limits on payments that secure preferred search placement on browsers and phones. The Department of Justice had sought broader relief, including greater data access and a divestiture of the Chrome browser. Antitrust advocates characterized the remedies as insufficient, arguing the measures allow Google to preserve its market dominance and stifle competition. Critics urged the government to appeal and pursue harsher penalties, warning that the limited remedies will not address the scale of Google's influence across search and digital advertising.
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