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Google faces pressure from DOJ to divest Chrome after antitrust court loss

The Department of Justice is pushing a federal judge to rule that Google must divest out of its first-party browser.

TJ Denzer

November 21, 2024 9:42 AM

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Google, having lost an antitrust lawsuit earlier this year regarding its dominance of the internet search market, may soon have to divest out of its proprietary internet browser Chrome if the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has its way. Reportedly, the DOJ Is pushing a federal judge to order Google to divest out of the Chrome browser in hopes that the action may curtail Google’s stranglehold on internet search browsers and results manipulation.

The DOJ released a statement on the matter of Google and its suggestion for divestment from Chrome this week in a filing in the Distict Court in Columbia. In it, the government entity shares that it believes Chrome must be removed from Google to remove some of the power it has over the overall market of search engines and results:

Google lost its antitrust lawsuit earlier this year in August, being ruled a monopoly when it comes to search engine dominance. As a result, the DOJ has been teasing the possibility of breaking up Google altogether over the course of the last few months. This move represents the first solidified push following that lawsuit’s results. The DOJ also suggests that Google be barred from exclusionary deals with groups like Apple and Samsung to limit it’s ability to bar competitors out of the market.

Google has signaled that it still intends to appeal the monopoly ruling, which will likely delay execution of such remedies. As we wait to see how it turns out, stay tuned for further updates on the Google topic here at Shacknews.

TJ Denzer

Senior News Editor

TJ Denzer is a player and writer with a passion for games that has dominated a lifetime. He found his way to the Shacknews roster in late 2019 and has worked his way to Senior News Editor since. Between news coverage, he also aides notably in livestream projects like the indie game-focused Indie-licious, the Shacknews Stimulus Games, and the Shacknews Dump. You can reach him at tj.denzer@shacknews.com and also find him on Twitter @JohnnyChugs.