The U.S. Department of Justice is considering breaking up Google for “unlawful conduct” tied to its search engine dominance
The U.S. Department of Justice said it’s considering breaking up Google to dismantle the company’s search engine monopoly.
“The starting point for addressing Google’s unlawful conduct is undoing its effects on search distribution,” the DOJ said in a late Tuesday filing. “For more than a decade, Google has controlled the most popular distribution channels, leaving rivals with little-to-no incentive to compete for users.”
To make online search more competitive, the DOJ said it may ask a federal judge to separate Google’s businesses, including its Chrome browser, Play app store, and Android operating system.
That move would prevent the company from using its products and features to “advantage Google search and Google search-related products and features,” the DOJ said.
