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US Justice Dept. Doubles Down on Request to Break Up Google (www.nytimes.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@beehaw.org
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Archive: https://archive.is/2025.03.08-140200/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/technology/trump-google-search-antitrust.html

In a sign that President Trump is following the Biden administration’s lead in reining in Google, the Justice Department on Friday reiterated its demand that a court break up the search giant.

The request followed a landmark ruling last year by Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that found Google had illegally maintained a monopoly in online search by paying web browsers and smartphone manufacturers to feature its search engine. The judge is scheduled to hear arguments on proposed solutions from both the government and Google in April.

Under the Biden administration last year, the Justice Department and a group of states asked Judge Mehta in a preliminary filing to force Google to sell its popular web browser, Chrome, among other remedies. The department’s lawyers on Friday reiterated that demand, which could reshape internet competition.

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[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 11 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Ok what's the benefit Trump gets if Google is broken up?

[–] themurphy@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 weeks ago

Nothing. Its what HE gets for saving them from this fate.

[–] elfpie@beehaw.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

Google control the browser most people use and that browser could be defaulted to use a different search engine, which controls what you see when you have a question. They can take control from google and allow a real ally to buy it.