In a big move against big tech, back in August, Judge Amit Mehta found that Google was playing monopoly unfairly. Now, the Department of Justice (DOJ) wants Google to give up its popular Chrome web browser.
According to Bloomberg reports, they also want new rules for how Google uses AI.
The DOJ thinks selling Chrome could help more web browsers get a fair shot because Chrome is currently the top dog with about 61% of the US market. They’re asking the judge to decide by August 2025 if Google should do this.
“[The Justice Department] continues to push a radical agenda that goes far beyond the legal issues in this case,” commented Google’s VP of Regulatory Affairs, Lee-Anne Mulholland. “The government putting its thumb on the scale in these ways would harm consumers, developers, and American technological leadership at precisely the moment it is most needed.”
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Not just Chrome, though. The DOJ is pushing for other changes too. They want Google to share its search data with others, let websites choose if they want their info used in Google’s AI stuff, and maybe even separate Google’s Android system from its search and app store.
They’re also looking to make Google share more ad info with companies that advertise on Google, giving these companies more power over where their ads show up.
This is all part of making sure no single company like Google has too much control over what we see and do online.
