The US District Court for the District of Columbia barred Google from entering or maintaining exclusive distribution contracts for Google Search, Chrome, Google Assistant and the Gemini app. The court ordered Google to provide rivals and potential rivals access to certain search index and user interaction data and to offer search and search-text ads syndication services. Third-party access to index and interaction data would enable licensing that could foster new, differentiated products and unlock value for consumers, advertisers and publishers. Google views AI-based information retrieval as the next frontier and notes industry changes from AI. The DoJ frames the ruling as a consumer victory and a guard against anticompetitive tactics in GenAI.
Instead, the US District Court for the District of Columbia has prohibited Google from entering or maintaining exclusive contracts relating to the distribution of Google Search, Chrome, Google Assistant and the Gemini app. The court also ordered Google to make certain search index and user interaction data available to rivals and potential rivals, and to offer search and search text ads syndication services to enable rivals and potential rivals to compete.
The DoJ claimed a victory for consumers, stating that the court's ruling recognises the need for remedies that will pry open the market for general search services, which have been frozen in place for over a decade. The DoJ said the ruling also recognises the need to prevent Google from using the same anticompetitive tactics for its GenAI generative AI (GenAI) products as it used to monopolise the search market.
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