US wants break-up of Google to fix monopoly, seeks sale of Chrome and Android to fix monopoly

The Justice Department and a group of states asked a federal court late on Wednesday to force Google to sell Chrome, its popular web browser, a move that could fundamentally alter the $2 trillion company’s business and reshape competition on the internet.

The request follows a landmark ruling in August by Judge Amit P. Mehta of the US District Court for the District of Columbia that found Google had illegally maintained a monopoly in online search.