"In a ruling aimed at restoring competition in the search engine market, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta refrained from ordering Google to sell off Chrome, the world's most popular browser, but ordered the tech company to end exclusive deals that make it the default search engine on phones and other devices. The company will not, however, be barred from paying device makers to preload its products, including Google Search and its generative AI products."
"The Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit against Google in 2020, arguing that it had used exclusive agreements with device makers like Apple and Samsung to unfairly box out its competitors. In 2024, Mehta ruled in the DOJ's favor, finding that Google had maintained an illegal monopoly. The "remedies" phase of the trial began this April, with both sides facing off at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington, D.C. over what price Google should pay for its monopoly."
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ordered Google to end exclusive agreements that make it the default search engine on phones and other devices while refraining from ordering the sale of Chrome. Google will remain allowed to pay device makers to preload its products, including Google Search and generative AI offerings. Mehta required sharing of certain search index and user interaction data with third parties, excluding advertising data, and established a technological oversight committee to monitor compliance for six years. The Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit in 2020, and a 2024 ruling found that Google maintained an illegal monopoly; remedies were litigated beginning in April.
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