The DOJ Still Wants Google to Sell Off Chrome
55 years, 2 months ago

The DOJ Still Wants Google to Sell Off Chrome

Wired  

The US Department of Justice wants Google to sell off its Chrome browser as part of its final remedy proposal in a landmark antitrust case. The proposal, filed Friday afternoon, says that Google must “promptly and fully divest Chrome, along with any assets or services necessary to successfully complete the divestiture, to a buyer approved by the Plaintiffs in their sole discretion, subject to terms that the Court and Plaintiffs approve.” It also would require Google to stop paying partners for preferential treatment of its search engine. The DOJ also demands that Google provide prior notification of any new joint venture, collaboration, or partnership with any company that competes with Google in search or in search text ads. The lawsuit alleged that Google has used anticompetitive tactics to protect its search dominance and forge contracts that ensure it’s the default search engine on web browsers and smartphones. “DOJ’s sweeping proposals continue to go miles beyond the court’s decision, and would harm America’s consumers, economy and national security,” said Google spokesperson Peter Schottenfels in an emailed statement.

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U.S. drops bid to make Google sell AI investments in antitrust case
2 weeks, 6 days ago

U.S. drops bid to make Google sell AI investments in antitrust case

The Hindu  

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday dropped a proposal to force Alphabet's Google to sell its investments in artificial intelligence companies, including OpenAI competitor Anthropic, to boost competition in online search. The DOJ and a coalition of 38 state attorneys general still seek a court order requiring Google to sell its Chrome browser and take other measures aimed at …

Trump’s Justice Department still wants to break up Google
3 weeks ago

Trump’s Justice Department still wants to break up Google

LA Times  

Search giant Google still faces a potential breakup under President Trump’s administration. The federal government made the demand last year after a federal judge ruled in a landmark antitrust case that Google maintained an illegal monopoly over internet search. American consumers and businesses suffer from Google’s conduct,” the Justice Department said in a court filing. “DOJ’s sweeping proposals continue to …

Google urges US government to avoid breaking up firm: Report
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Google urges US government to avoid breaking up firm: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Google met with President Donald Trump's government last week and urged them to back away from a push to break up the search engine company, according to a person familiar with the matter. As we've publicly said, we're concerned the current proposals would harm the American economy and national security," a Google spokesperson said. The department has laid out potential …

Google’s ad sales rose at robust rate in holiday season, but AI-driven numbers let down investors
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Google’s ad sales rose at robust rate in holiday season, but AI-driven numbers let down investors

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that wasn’t enough to offset investors’ worries about whether its big bet on artificial intelligence will yield as big a jackpot as once envisioned. The October-December results released Tuesday by Google parent Alphabet Inc. showed the company is continuing to reap …

Google must face part of US consumer lawsuit over search dominance
2 months, 1 week ago

Google must face part of US consumer lawsuit over search dominance

The Hindu  

Google has failed to persuade a judge in California to throw out a lawsuit accusing the technology giant of monopolising the online search market. San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Rita Lin in a ruling on Thursday said consumers can proceed for now with allegations that the Alphabet unit's business practices hampered the development of high-quality rival search engines. The lawsuit …

Google’s search ad business faces fresh investigation from UK’s competition watchdog
2 months, 1 week ago

Google’s search ad business faces fresh investigation from UK’s competition watchdog

The Hindu  

Britain's competition watchdog said Tuesday it's investigating Google's search ad business, adding to global scrutiny that the U.S. tech giant is facing. Using new powers to investigate competition in digital markets, the watchdog said it would determine whether Google should be given “strategic market status” that would require imposing remedies to change its behavior. Google said in a statement that …

Google faces more scrutiny as UK watchdog flexes new digital competition powers
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Google faces more scrutiny as UK watchdog flexes new digital competition powers

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s competition watchdog flexed new digital market powers on Monday for the first time with an investigation into Google’s search and search ad businesses. Under beefed-up rules that took effect this month designed to protect consumers and businesses from unfair practices by Big Tech companies, the Competition and Markets Authority said it would determine whether Google should be …

Competition regulator to examine Google services under new digital market laws
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Competition regulator to examine Google services under new digital market laws

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK’s competition regulator has …

An ‘industry behemoth.’ Inside the federal government’s efforts to break up Google
2 months, 3 weeks ago

An ‘industry behemoth.’ Inside the federal government’s efforts to break up Google

LA Times  

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Apple seeks to defend Google's billion-dollar payments in search case
3 months ago

Apple seeks to defend Google's billion-dollar payments in search case

The Hindu  

Apple has asked to participate in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that send the iPhone maker billions of dollars each year for making Google the default search engine on its Safari browser. Apple does not plan to build its own search engine to compete with Alphabet's Google, …

Google tells court it's willing to alter Apple deal, but wants to retain Chrome
3 months ago

Google tells court it's willing to alter Apple deal, but wants to retain Chrome

Hindustan Times  

Google has asked the US Department of Justice if it can just not have exclusive deals with companies such as Apple for being the default search engine instead of having to sell its Chrome browser as part of the antitrust proceedings, The Verge reported. This comes after the DOJ demanded the company sell off Chrome, syndicate its search results, avoid …

Google counters bid by US to force sale of Chrome, calls proposed remedy extreme
3 months, 1 week ago

Google counters bid by US to force sale of Chrome, calls proposed remedy extreme

Hindustan Times  

Alphabet Inc.’s Google called a US Justice Department plan to force it to sell its web browser “extreme” and at odds with the law, urging a federal court judge to take caution lest he stifle innovation and future investment. The Justice Department and a group of states last month asked Judge Amit Mehta to order Google to sell its Chrome …

Google offers to loosen search deals in US antitrust case remedy
3 months, 1 week ago

Google offers to loosen search deals in US antitrust case remedy

The Hindu  

Alphabet's Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Google as the default search engine on new devices, in a bid to address a U.S. ruling that it unlawfully dominates online search. That is especially true "in an environment where remarkable artificial intelligence innovations are rapidly changing how people interact with many online …

Alphabet's Google seeks to revamp default search engine deals
3 months, 1 week ago

Alphabet's Google seeks to revamp default search engine deals

Firstpost  

The proposal is much narrower than the government’s push to make Google sell its Chrome browser, which Google called a drastic attempt to intervene in the search market Google, U.S. flag and judge's gavel are seen in this illustration. File image/ Reuters Alphabet’s Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Google as …

Google proposes to loosen default search engine deals with Apple and others in US antitrust case
3 months, 1 week ago

Google proposes to loosen default search engine deals with Apple and others in US antitrust case

Hindustan Times  

Alphabet's Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Google as the default search engine on new devices to address a U.S. ruling that it unlawfully dominates online search. The judge found the agreements give Google a "major, largely unseen advantage over its rivals" and result in most devices in the U.S. coming …

Google proposes altering contracts to correct illegal search monopoly
3 months, 1 week ago

Google proposes altering contracts to correct illegal search monopoly

LA Times  

A federal judge will decide on solutions to restore competition after ruling Google maintained an illegal monopoly in online search. Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice and several states proposed solutions to fix what it described as Google’s illegal search monopoly that included forcing the company to sell Chrome. Mozilla said that Google was the default search engine in …

Why the U.S. Department of Justice wants Google to divest its Chrome browser | Explained
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Why the U.S. Department of Justice wants Google to divest its Chrome browser | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: In August, U.S. Federal Judge Amit Mehta, in a tech industry-defining case, said Google had illegal monopoly power in the online search market. The DOJ wants to make it so that “Google is prohibited from owning not only a browser—following its divestiture of Chrome it may not reenter the browser market for five years—but also from …

Google 'rigged the rules' and illegally dominated online advertising market, says US Justice Department
4 months ago

Google 'rigged the rules' and illegally dominated online advertising market, says US Justice Department

ABC  

The US Justice Department told a federal judge that Google illegally dominated online advertising technology, in seeking a second antitrust win against the company. "Google rigged the rules of the road," said DOJ lawyer Aaron Teitelbaum, who asked the judge to hold Google accountable for anti-competitive conduct and added Google is "once, twice, three times a monopolist." In a separate …

Making Google shed Chrome may mark the start of a bigger carve-up
4 months ago

Making Google shed Chrome may mark the start of a bigger carve-up

Live Mint  

News broke last week that the US Department of Justice wants to force Alphabet’s Google to sell Chrome, its dominant web browser. The DoJ’s efforts on Chrome relate to a case it filed in 2020, focusing on Google’s search monopoly. That’s why pushing to first divest Chrome makes sense as a prelude to breaking up the ad tech business, even …

What a forced sale of Chrome could mean for Google and the internet
4 months ago

What a forced sale of Chrome could mean for Google and the internet

ABC  

If you're reading this article, there's a good chance you're using Chrome. The DOJ's court filing accuses Google of "unlawful behaviour" by trying to prevent rivals from being able to get a foothold in the market. If Judge Mehta rules in favour of all of the DOJ's demands, it would mean: Google would be forced to sell Chrome It would …

Google calls DOJ antitrust remedy proposal a threat to privacy, an attack on US tech leadership
4 months ago

Google calls DOJ antitrust remedy proposal a threat to privacy, an attack on US tech leadership

Live Mint  

Google has strongly criticized a proposal filed by the US Department of Justice as part of an ongoing antitrust lawsuit regarding the company’s search distribution agreements. “The DOJ had a chance to propose remedies related to the issue in this case: search distribution agreements with Apple, Mozilla, smartphone OEMs, and wireless carriers,” Google said in a blog post. “Instead, DOJ …

What a possible sale of Chrome could mean for Google? Who could buy the browser?
4 months ago

What a possible sale of Chrome could mean for Google? Who could buy the browser?

Firstpost  

In a major antitrust crackdown on Google, the US government asked a judge to order the dismantling of the internet giant by selling its widely used Chrome browser. The United States Department of Justice and other states on Wednesday submitted a proposal to the US District Court Judge Amit Mehta to address “Google’s unlawful monopolisation,” recommending, among other measures, that …

Bad news for Apple and Google: UK initiates investigation into mobile browser dominance | Full story
Trending News
4 months ago

Bad news for Apple and Google: UK initiates investigation into mobile browser dominance | Full story

India TV News  

London: Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said on Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new UK digital rules taking effect next year. Apple and Google manipulate the choices: Report The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile …

Apple and Google face UK investigation into mobile browser dominance
4 months ago

Apple and Google face UK investigation into mobile browser dominance

Associated Press  

LONDON — Apple and Google aren’t giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year. “This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices,” the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation …

Google’s government foes are aiming too high
4 months ago

Google’s government foes are aiming too high

Live Mint  

The Justice Department’s proposed remedies to address anticompetitive behavior by the search giant were unveiled late Wednesday. Google was found to have engaged in such behavior in August by a federal judge, who called the 26-year-old company a “monopolist" that used illegal practices to maintain its dominance of the world’s search market. Google, which described the government’s wish list as …

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt discusses the DOJ move to have Google sell off Chrome
4 months ago

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt discusses the DOJ move to have Google sell off Chrome

NPR  

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt discusses the DOJ move to have Google sell off Chrome toggle caption David Levenson/Getty Images) The Department of Justice is pushing for Google to spin off its Chrome browser. It On Friday, NPR's Michel Martin spoke with former Google CEO and Chairman Eric Schmidt about the Justice Department's recommendations. Michel Martin: Google says the Justice …

Why the US forced sale of Google's Chrome faces legal hurdles
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4 months ago

Why the US forced sale of Google's Chrome faces legal hurdles

India TV News  

Efforts by U.S. antitrust regulators to break up Alphabet by forcing a sale of its Google Chrome browser and other proposals to limit its search dominance are likely to run into legal challenges on grounds the remedies are extreme. Google called the DOJ's approach "unprecedented government overreach that would harm American consumers, developers, and small businesses," giving as examples diminished …

Chamber of Progress CEO: Google's Chrome Sale Unlikely
4 months ago

Chamber of Progress CEO: Google's Chrome Sale Unlikely

Bloomberg  

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What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google's search monopoly
4 months, 1 week ago

What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google's search monopoly

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by …

What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google’s search monopoly
4 months, 1 week ago

What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google’s search monopoly

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade. The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google’s business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data …

U.S. govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome
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4 months, 1 week ago

U.S. govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome

Raw Story  

The U.S. government late Wednesday asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant. In a court filing, the U.S. Department of Justice urged a shake-up of Google's business that includes banning deals for Google to be the default search engine on smartphones and …

US government proposes forcing Google to sell Chrome to break up monopoly
Top News
4 months, 1 week ago

US government proposes forcing Google to sell Chrome to break up monopoly

Hindustan Times  

The US government has proposed that Google should be made to sell its Chrome web browser to reduce its control over online searches, which a judge says is like a monopoly. The logo for Google is seen at a Google store in Manhattan, New York City, US The Department of Justice also wants rules to stop Google from using its …

US govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome
Trending News
4 months, 1 week ago

US govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The US government late Wednesday asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant. In a court filing, the US Department of Justice urged a shake-up of Google's business that includes banning deals for Google to be the default search engine on smartphones …

Google should be forced to sell Chrome browser, Justice Department says
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4 months, 1 week ago

Google should be forced to sell Chrome browser, Justice Department says

Live Mint  

The Justice Department on Wednesday said Google should have to sell off its popular Chrome browser as part of a court-ordered fix to its monopolization of the online search market. The Justice Department also requested that Google be prevented from giving preferential access to its search engine on devices that use its Android mobile operating system. As the world’s most …

Google Break-Up: US Regulator Could Force Search Giant To Sell Off Chrome, Stop Android Favour
4 months, 1 week ago

Google Break-Up: US Regulator Could Force Search Giant To Sell Off Chrome, Stop Android Favour

ABP News  

US regulators are ramping up efforts to dismantle Google’s monopoly power, proposing a breakup of the tech giant that could see its Chrome web browser sold off and its Android software stripped of preferential treatment for its search engine. These include halting multibillion-dollar agreements that make Google the default search engine on devices like Apple’s iPhone and requiring Google to …

Google Selling Chrome Won’t Be Enough to End Its Search Monopoly
55 years, 2 months ago

Google Selling Chrome Won’t Be Enough to End Its Search Monopoly

Wired  

To dismantle Google’s illegal monopoly over how Americans search the web, the US Department of Justice wants the tech giant to end its lucrative partnership with Apple, share a trove of proprietary data with competitors and advertisers, and “promptly and fully divest Chrome,” Google’s browser that controls more than half of the US market. On Wednesday, Google president Kent Walker …

U.S. Regulators Seek To Break Up Google, Forcing Chrome Sale As Part Of Monopoly Punishment
4 months, 1 week ago

U.S. Regulators Seek To Break Up Google, Forcing Chrome Sale As Part Of Monopoly Punishment

Huff Post  

The Google Chrome logo on a laptop arranged in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice calls for sweeping punishments that would include a sale of Google’s industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions to prevent Android from …

US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
4 months, 1 week ago

US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

Associated Press  

U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade. The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice calls for sweeping punishments that …

'Google must sell its Chrome browser': Why did US Justice Department issue stern order to Alphabet?
Top News
4 months, 1 week ago

'Google must sell its Chrome browser': Why did US Justice Department issue stern order to Alphabet?

India TV News  

Washington: The woes of Alphabet's Google seem to be surging as the US regulators have now asked to sell its Chrome browser. Google disrupting markets "Google's unlawful behaviour has deprived rivals not only of critical distribution channels but also distribution partners who could otherwise enable entry into these markets by competitors in new and innovative ways," the US Department of …

Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, US prosecutors argue
4 months, 1 week ago

Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, US prosecutors argue

Al Jazeera  

The Department of Justice said Google had ‘deprived rivals’ of opportunities to expand their search engine market share. In a court filing on Wednesday, the US Department of Justice argued that Google, which controls about 90 percent of the online search market, should not be allowed to re-enter the browser market for five years and should sell its Android mobile …

Google could be forced to sell Chrome. Here’s what you need to know
4 months, 1 week ago

Google could be forced to sell Chrome. Here’s what you need to know

LA Times  

The Department of Justice is proposing that a federal judge break up Google to restore competition to the online search market. As part of their proposed penalties, Justice Department officials also suggested the judge impose restrictions on Android, Google’s mobile operating system, to prevent it from favoring Google products. The Department of Justice says forcing Google to divest Chrome would …

US Justice Department asks judge to force Google to sell Chrome internet browser
4 months, 1 week ago

US Justice Department asks judge to force Google to sell Chrome internet browser

ABC  

The US Department of Justice has asked a judge to force Alphabet's Google to sell off its Chrome internet browser to restore competition in the online search market it dominates. Prosecutors argued to the judge, who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolised the search market, that it should take a broad range of other corrective actions, including sharing data …

Google says selling Chrome or Android would ‘break them’ in response to DOJ: Report
4 months, 1 week ago

Google says selling Chrome or Android would ‘break them’ in response to DOJ: Report

Hindustan Times  

Selling the Chrome browser would harm consumers and businesses, a BBC report quoted Google as saying in the light of the US Department of Justice considering to rule such a proposal over the antitrust lawsuit. A large Google logo is seen at Google's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California, on August 13, 2024 This comes after Judge Amit Mehta …

US govt may demand Google sell Chrome: Why and what does it mean for users, full story in 5 points
4 months, 1 week ago

US govt may demand Google sell Chrome: Why and what does it mean for users, full story in 5 points

India Today  

A few months ago a US court deemed Google a Search “monopoly”. A fresh report says that if Google is indeed forced to sell Chrome, the Chrome division might end up being a company with a valuation of around $20 billion. 2- Google says Chrome separation would be bad for users Since August when US District Judge Amit Mehta delivered …

Google faces regulatory pressure, may be forced to sell Chrome
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4 months, 1 week ago

Google faces regulatory pressure, may be forced to sell Chrome

India TV News  

Google may be facing the possibility of selling its Chrome web browser due to accusations of anti-trust violations. The U.S. Department of Justice could exert pressure on Google's parent company, Alphabet, to divest the Chrome browser. Understanding Google’s monopoly In addition to the Android operating system, Google also manages services like the Google Chrome browser and AI Gemini. In terms …

Federal regulators seek to break up Google, force Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment
4 months, 1 week ago

Federal regulators seek to break up Google, force Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

LA Times  

The U.S. Justice Department’s effort to break up Google harks back to a similar punishment initially imposed on Microsoft after a major antitrust trial a quarter-century ago. Besides seeking a Chrome spinoff and corralling of the Android software, the Justice Department wants the judge to ban Google from forging multibillion-dollar deals to lock in its dominant search engine as the …

The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell off its Chrome browser
4 months, 1 week ago

The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell off its Chrome browser

NPR  

The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell off its Chrome browser toggle caption Matt Slocum/AP The Justice Department wants Google to put its Chrome browser on the auction block. "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department wrote in a proposed …

DOJ asks judge to break up Google
4 months, 1 week ago

DOJ asks judge to break up Google

Politico  

The agency wrote essentially the same thing about Android — it said Google’s control of the operating system gives it “myriad obvious and not-so-obvious ways to favor its own search products” — but stopped short of recommending a divestiture, which it called “the most straightforward solution.” It instead asked the judge to impose behavioral remedies that would “blunt Google’s ability …

US Justice Department Will Push Google to Sell Chrome to Break Search Monopoly
4 months, 1 week ago

US Justice Department Will Push Google to Sell Chrome to Break Search Monopoly

Deccan Chronicle  

Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell off its Chrome browser in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the world’s biggest tech companies. Chrome Access Antitrust enforcers want the judge to order Google to sell off Chrome — the most widely used browser worldwide — because …

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