DOJ Reinforces Demand to Break Up Google’s Search Monopoly
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In a court filing on Friday, the government signaled a continuation of tough regulatory pressure on the search giant.

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In a sign that President Trump is following the Biden administration’s lead in reining in Google, the Justice Department on Friday reiterated its demand that a court break up the search giant.

The request followed a landmark ruling last year by Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that found Google had illegally maintained a monopoly in online search by paying web browsers and smartphone manufacturers to feature its search engine. The judge is scheduled to hear arguments on proposed solutions from both the government and Google in April.

Under the Biden administration last year, the Justice Department and a group of states asked Judge Mehta in a preliminary filing to force Google to sell its popular web browser, Chrome, among other remedies. The department’s lawyers on Friday reiterated that demand, which could reshape internet competition.

  • klu9English
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    21 hours ago

    I don’t understand; Pichai was there, meekly applauding at the Dear Leader’s reinauguration…

    Maybe RFK Jr’s running mate Shanahan still has a grudge to bear againt her ex, Sergey Brin.

    The government had also said Google, whose parent company is Alphabet, should be forced to divest its stakes in any artificial intelligence products that could compete with search, a bid to stop the company from dominating the nascent technology.

    The Justice Department changed that portion of its request on Friday, saying instead that Google should have to notify federal and state officials before proceeding with investments in A.I.

    Oh, I think I grok it now…