The US Department of Justice re -raised the proposal of a solution that includes the disposal of Google Chrome in a monopoly case against Google.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) demanded that the company’s popular web browser Google Chrome in an important monopolism case against Google. The final solution proposal offered by Doj aims to reduce Google’s search engine and create more competitive environment in the industry.
Doj’s Google Chrome Monopolism Claims
In the case against Google in 2020, Doj claimed that the company had used contradictions and strategies to maintain its 90 %share in the search engine market. These claims include agreements with device manufacturers and browser partners, which set Google as a default search engine. According to the court documents, 70 %of the US search queries in the US are based on platforms where Google is used by default with such contracts.
In addition to Google Chrome, Doj’s proposal includes termination of agreements such as Google’s search engine partnership with Apple, and Google provides data access to other search engines. Doj also requires Google to in advance on the future of artificial intelligence investments and partnerships in the future.
Google has harshly opposed these demands of Doj. Kent Walker, the head of the company’s Global Affairs, described Doj’s suggestions as “a radical and interventionist agenda”. Walker said that these steps will endanger security and confidentiality, prevent innovation and negatively affect artificial intelligence investments.
Google proposed to shorten the contract periods and provide more flexibility in the default search engine agreements, rather than disposing Chrome or other assets in the counter -proposal to the court. The company emphasized that users can easily change the default search engines and have competitors like Microsoft in the industry.
This solution proposal includes Google’s demand for a division that may affect one of the basic business lines. Google said it would object to the proposal and that the case process could continue for many years. The hearing on the final solution suggestions will take place in April at Washington DC in April.