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New DOJ proposal still calls for Google to divest Chrome, but allows for AI investments
The US Department of Justice is still calling for Google to sell its web browser Chrome, according to a Friday court filing. The DOJ first proposed
For that reason, the DOJ said it hasn’t changed the “core components” of its initial proposal, including the divestment of Chrome and a prohibition on search-related payments to distribution partners. This proposal follows antitrust suits filed by the DOJ and 38 state attorneys general, leading Judge Amit P. Mehta to rule that Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search. A Google spokesperson told Reuters that the DOJ’s “”sweeping proposals continue to go miles beyond the Court’s decision, and would harm America’s consumers, economy and national security.”
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