The US Department of Justice is still calling Google to sell its web browser Chrome, according to Friday File a court,
DOJ first proposed that Google should sell chrome Last year, the then President Joe Biden, but it appears to be sticking to that plan under another Trump administration. However, the department is no longer calling the company to divide all its investments into artificial intelligence, including Google, including Arabs. Anthropic,
“Google’s illegal conduct has created an economic goal, which wreakes havoc
Marketplaces to ensure that – no matter what happens – Google always wins, ”Doj said in a filing signed by Omeid Assefi, for its current acting Attorney General Antitust. ,Trump candidate The Antitust for Doj is still waiting for confirmation.)
For this reason, DOJ stated that it has not changed the “main components” of its initial proposal, including the division of chrome and ban on discovered payments to distribution partners.
On AI, DOJ stated that it is no longer calling for “compulsory division of Google’s AI investments” and will instead will be satisfied with “pre -notification for future investment”. It has also been stated that instead of giving Google the option to divide Android now, it will leave the future decision in court, depending on whether the market becomes more competitive.
The proposal follows the antitrust suit filed by Doj and 38 State Attorney General, Chief Judge Amit P. To Mehta Rules that Google acted illegally To maintain monopoly in online search. Google has said that it will appeal for Mehta’s decision, but in the meantime offering An alternative proposal It was said that they would address their concerns by providing more flexibility to partners.
A google spokes Told Reuters Doj’s “wide proposals” are at a distance of miles beyond the court’s decision, and will damage the US consumers, economy and national security. ,
Mehta is scheduled to hear arguments from both Google and Doj in April.
