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Google threatened with being broken up by US

The measures could include "structural requirements” to stop firm from dominating the internet searches.

In a blog post, Google’s vice president of regulatory affairs, Lee-Anne Mulholland, said the recommendations constitute "government overreach". It came after a 10-week trial, in which prosecutors accused Google of paying billions of dollars a year to firms, including Apple and Samsung, to ensure it was their default search engine. Other pending lawsuits against big US technology firms - including Facebook-owner Meta, Amazon and Apple - accusing them of anti-competitive practices.

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