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Google avoids break-up but must share data with rivals

A case over the US tech giant's dominance in internet search allows it to hang onto Chrome

The US Department of Justice had demanded that Google sell Chrome- Tuesday's decision means the tech giant can keep it but it will be barred from having exclusive contracts and must share search data with rivals. The tech giant had denied wrongdoing since charges were first filed against it in 2020, saying its market dominance is because its search engine is a superior product to others and consumer simply prefer it to others. Last year, Judge Mehta ruled that Google had used unfair methods to establish a monopoly over the online search market, actively working to maintain a level of dominance to the extent it broke US law.

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