US government’s ‘breakup punishment’ for Google: Sell Chrome, ban on ‘Apple deal’ and more

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has proposed a sweeping breakup of Google, aiming to curb its dominance in the search engine market. A 23-page filing by the Justice Department, which is part of the US government, late on Wednesday (November 20) called for the sale of Google’s Chrome web browser and restrictions on Android to prevent favoritism towards Google Search. The proposed actions stem from a recent court ruling that labeled Google a monopolist. The Justice Department argues that a Chrome sale would “permanently stop Google’s control of this critical search access point” and allow competitors to better compete.