The DOJ won its case in August, with Federal Judge Amit Mehta ruling that Google violated antitrust laws in online search and search text ads markets. The DOJ argues that Chrome, which controls about 61% of the U.S. browser market, is a significant access point for many people using Google Search.
Key takeaways:
- The Department of Justice is reportedly pushing for Google to spin off its Chrome browser business.
- The Justice Department also plans to recommend that Google face antitrust requirements related to AI and its Android mobile operating system.
- The enforcement actions are a result of the Justice Department's multiyear case against Google, which aimed to prove that Google has a web search monopoly in the U.S.
- Chrome controls about 61% of the browser market in the U.S., making it a key access point for many people to use Google Search.