The US Department of Justice is considering sweeping measures to limit Google's monopoly in the search engine industry, including possibly requiring the sale of the Chrome browser and renegotiating exclusive partnership agreements.
Google Monopoly
Court decision
In the first quarter of the current In 2009, the judiciary issued a verdict recognizing Google as the dominant player in the search engine market, after which regulatory authorities began developing measures to counter the monopolistic activities of the corporation.
Affiliate agreement restrictions
On the agenda is the issue of introducing restrictions on the conclusion of exclusive agreements, similar to the deal with Apple. Recall that Google previously invested about $20 billion in 2022 to install its search engine as the default in the Safari browser.
Appeal process
Google is currently challenging the decision to recognize the company as a monopolist. The presiding judge scheduled two weeks of hearings for April 2025 to discuss necessary changes to company policies to eliminate anticompetitive practices. The final verdict is expected in August 2025.
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- Google is an American multinational corporation specializing in Internet services and technologies
- Chrome is a web browser developed by Google
- Safari is a web browser developed by Apple
- Apple is an American technology company, manufacturer of personal computers and mobile devices
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The US Department of Justice is considering the possibility of forced sale of the Chrome browser by Google after recognizing it as a monopolist in the field of search engines
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Federico
In general, the situation with this $20 billion for Safari is strange. It turns out that Apple has actually sold a monopoly on search? 🤔
Marie
But it seems to me that Google simply bought itself a comfortable position. But time passes, and users want alternatives. I recently started using DuckDuckGo - it works quite well! 🦆
Heinrich
Federico, not only sold, but also created a precedent. Now other companies will want such deals too. What remains for users? The right thing to do is to be content with what is imposed on them 😒
Viktor
Come on, this whole circus with ships! We used to live without all these search engines and it was normal. Now everyone is going crazy because of some search. Marasmus! Read books better! 😤
Isabella
Marie, it’s true that DuckDuckGo is good! Also try Brave Search - they have great privacy protection. There must be competition, that's obvious 💪
Heinrich
I wonder how this will affect Android? After all, Google search is also preinstalled there by default 📱
Federico
Isabella, I agree about the competition! Maybe after the court decision, new cool search engines will appear in 2025. The main thing is that the solution really works 🎯
Marie
Heinrich, I think that Android will also have to be changed. The European Union has been hinting at this for a long time. There will be a choice of search engine at first launch, just like they once did with browsers in Windows ⚖️