WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US government late Wednesday asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant.
In a court filing, the US Department of Justice urged a shake-up of Google 's business that includes banning deals for Google to be the default search engine on smartphones and preventing it from exploiting its Android mobile operating system.Antitrust officials said in the filing that Google should also be made to sell Android if proposed remedies do not prevent the tech company from using its control of the mobile operating system to its advantage.
large Android logo head is displayed at Alphabet’s Google Android plaza booth during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 5, 2023. The US government on Nov. 20, 2024, asked a judge to order Google to sell its Chrome browser in a bid to dismantle its monopoly. AFP PHOTOJustice officials 'chose to push a radical interventionist agenda,' Google president of global affairs Kent Walker said in response to the filing.
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