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DOJ indicates it’s considering Google breakup following monopoly ruling


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DOJ indicates it’s considering
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breakup following monopoly ruling

U.S. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter speaks about the antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment during a press conference as Attorney General Merrick Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco look on during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Ken Cedeno | Reuters

The U.S. Department of Justice late Tuesday made recommendations for

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’s search engine business practices, indicating that it was considering a possible breakup of the tech giant as an antitrust remedy.

The department

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that the remedies necessary to “prevent and restrain monopoly maintenance could include contract requirements and prohibitions; non-discrimination product requirements; data and interoperability requirements; and structural requirements.”

The DOJ also said it was “considering behavioral and structural remedies that would prevent

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from using products such as Chrome, Play, and Android to advantage
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search and
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search-related products and features — including emerging search access points and features, such as artificial intelligence — over rivals or new entrants.”

In August, a U.S. judge ruled that

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holds a monopoly in the search market after the landmark case from the government filed in 2020, alleged that
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has kept its share of the general search market by creating strong barriers to entry and a feedback loop that sustained its dominance. The court found that
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violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act, which outlaws monopolies.

Kent Walker,

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’s president of global affairs, said the company plans to appeal the ruling and highlighted the court’s emphasis on the high quality of
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’s search products, which the judge also noted in his ruling. 

The most likely outcome, according to some legal experts, is that the court will ask

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to do away with certain exclusive agreements such that it has with Apple. They also believed the court may suggest that
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make it easier for users to try other search engines. However, a break-up seemed less likely, the experts said at the time.

In the second quarter, “

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Search & Other” accounted for $48.5 billion in revenue, or 57% of Alphabet’s total revenue. The company holds 90% of search market share.

The recommendations are still far from being decided.

Judge Mehta said he’ll aim to rule on the remedies by August 2025 and

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will likely appeal, drawing out any final impact potentially years. In a separate antitrust case this week, a U.S. judge issued a permanent injunction that will force
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to offer alternatives to its
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Play store for downloading apps on Android phones.

A judge just wrapped a trial for a separate antitrust case brought on by the DOJ — though this one homed in on

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’s ad tech business.

This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.



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