DOJ hits Google Chrome
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On April 21, the Justice Department urged U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta to compel Google to divest its Chrome web browser, escalating its antitrust battle against the tech giant. The move aims to dismantle Google’s dominance in the internet search market, where it holds a 90% global share.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, speaking before Mehta, emphasized the Trump administration’s commitment to curbing Google’s monopolistic practices, stating, “President Trump took the first big step in 2020 when his Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google to challenge its dominance over internet search. Today, as the remedies phase of that case begins, President Trump’s Justice Department will finish the job.”
The push follows Mehta’s 2024 ruling that Google illegally maintained its search engine monopoly, a decision that set the stage for the current remedies phase.
The Justice Department’s case, initiated during Trump’s first term, accuses Google of using illegal agreements to suppress competitors, harming consumers and advertisers. The Wall Street Journal reported, “Google, which controls about 90% of the global search market, has used illegal agreements to sideline its rivals and harmed consumers and advertisers in the process.”
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I don't do as many searches as I used to, but I thought the Google product was very helpful. I can't speak for the advertisers about whether the prices are reasonable.
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