The US Department of Justice still calls on Google to sell his web browser Chrome, according to a Friday Court request.
The DOJ first suggested that Google should sell Chrome last year, under the then President Joe Biden, but it seems to remain that plan under the second Trump administration. However, the Department no longer calls on the company to dispose of all its investments in artificial intelligence, including the billions of Google has been deposited in anthropic.
“The illegal behavior of Google has created an economic Goliath, one that causes damage about the
Marketplace to ensure that – whatever happens – Google always wins, “said the Doj in a submission signed by Omeed ASEFI, the current acting attorney -general for Antitrust. ((Trump’s nominated To lead Antitrust for the Doj is still waiting for confirmation.)
For that reason, the DOJ said that it did not change the “core components” of his first proposal, including Chrome’s disinvestment and a prohibition in search -related payments to distribution partners.
On AI, the Doj said that it no longer evokes “the mandatory disinvestment of Google’s AI investments” and will be satisfied with “earlier notification for future investments instead.” It also said that instead of giving Google the option to dispose of Android now, it will leave a future decision to the court, depending on whether the market becomes competitive.
This proposal follows antitrust suits submitted by the DOJ and 38 government lawyers -general, leading right -hand right Amit P. Mehta to rule that Google has acted illegally to maintain a monopoly when searching online. Google said that Mehta’s decision is appealing, but in the meantime offered an alternative proposal that she would, according to her, tackle his concerns by offering partners more flexibility.
A spokesperson for Google Reuters told That the “radical proposals from the Doj continue to go after the decision of the court and the American consumers, economy and national security would harm. “
Mehta is planned to hear arguments from both Google and the Doj in April.
