Reclaim The Net A partial reckoning lands as Google sidesteps a breakup and keeps its search crown intact.
By Dan Frieth
A long-awaited decision from US District Judge Amit Mehta has imposed new restrictions on Google intended to curb its dominance in the online search market, but the tech giant avoided the most extreme penalties the federal government had requested, such as a forced breakup.
Judge Mehta ruled that Google must stop entering exclusive agreements that cover its main products, including Google Search, Chrome, Google Assistant, and the Gemini app.However, the company will not be required to sell off major assets like the Chrome browser or the Android operating system, which the Justice Department argued were central to restoring fair competition.
We obtained a copy of the ruling for you here.
“Plaintiffs overreached in seeking forced divestiture of these key assets, which Google did not use to effect any illegal restraints,” Mehta wrote in Tuesday’s decision.
The ruling, which spans 230 pages, ends a legal battle that began five years ago during the first Trump administration.
The case marked the Justice Department’s first major antitrust challenge in decades and targeted the core of Google’s business strategy.
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