DOJ: Google must sell Chrome to end monopoly
The U.S. Department of Justice has proposed that Google divest its Chrome browser to address its illegal monopoly in online search, preventing re-entry into the search market for five years.
MAIN POINTS
- The U.S. Department of Justice seeks Google's divestiture of its Chrome browser.
- This action is part of a remedy to dismantle Google's online search monopoly.
- Google would be barred from re-entering the search market for five years.
- The proposal was filed in the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia.
TAKEAWAYS
- The DOJ's proposal targets Google's dominance in online search.
- Divestiture of Chrome is seen as a necessary step to restore competition.
- A five-year ban aims to prevent Google's immediate re-entry into search.
- Legal proceedings are taking place in a federal district court.