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Google is about to learn how DOJ wants to remake its empire
Google is about to find out what the Justice Department believes should be done to dismantle the tech giant’s dominance of the online search market.
Another remedy that some legal experts expect to be on the DOJ’s list is for Google to temporarily open up its internet index data to rival browser providers, such as Microsoft’s Edge, Apple’s Safari, Mozilla’s Firefox, Brave, and Opera. Even if Google were forced to divest search-related entities or unravel contracts for default placement, these moves may not have a dramatic effect on the company, according to Jefferies senior analyst Brent Thill. "If a violation is found, Google will say the market is already solving itself," said former US Federal Trade Commission Chairman and George Washington University antitrust law professor William Kovacic.
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