DOJ indicates it’s considering Google breakup following monopoly ruling
Summary
REUTERS/Ken Cedeno The U.S. Department of Justice late Tuesday made recommendations for Googles search engine business practices, indicating that it was considering a possible breakup of the tech giant as an antitrust remedy. In August, a U.S. judge ruled that Google holds a monopoly in the search market after the landmark case from the government filed in 2020, alleged that Google has kept its share of the general search market by creating strong barriers to entry and a feedback loop that sustained its dominance. The court found that Google violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act, which outlaws monopolies. Judge Mehta said hell aim to rule on the remedies by August 2025 and Google will likely appeal, drawing out any final impact potentially years. A judge just wrapped a trial for a separate antitrust case brought on by the DOJ — though this one homed in on Googles ad tech business.