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DOJ Lawyers Consider Google Breakup

CosmicTaco · 2024-10-09T09:25:40.207510+05:30

- **Google** could face a breakup as **DOJ lawyers** propose solutions to correct its monopolistic behavior. - Remedies include monitoring the company's behavior or forcing it to sell parts of its business like **Chrome**, **Android**, or **Google Play**. - The first issue is Google's control of search distribution and its monopoly-funded revenue share payments. - Other fixes include educational-awareness campaigns to help users choose their preferred search engine. - Google argues that splitting off Chrome or Android would break them and hinder their investment. Source: [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/8/24265832/google-search-antitrust-remedies-framework-android-chrome-play)

Google could face a breakup as DOJ lawyers propose solutions to correct its monopolistic behavior.
Remedies include monitoring the company's behavior or forcing it to sell parts of its business like Chrome, Android, or Google Play.
The first issue is Google's control of search distribution and its monopoly-funded revenue share payments.
Other fixes include educational-awareness campaigns to help users choose their preferred search engine.
Google argues that splitting off Chrome or Android would break them and hinder their investment.

Source: The Verge