The Department of Justice late Tuesday indicated that it was considering a possible breakup of Google as an antitrust remedy.

KEY POINTS

  • The Department of Justice late Tuesday indicated that it was considering a possible breakup of Google as an antitrust remedy.
  • The DOJ said it was “considering behavioral and structural remedies that would prevent Google from using products such as Chrome, Play, and Android to advantage Google search.”
  • The judge has yet to decide on the remedies, and Google will likely appeal, drawing out the process potentially for years.
  • KNova
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    8 hours ago

    I took “breaking up Google” to mean the Alphabet suite of companies; I had presumed “Google” was just shorthand for “Alphabet”. But I might be wrong

    • PresidentCamacho@lemm.ee
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      24 minutes ago

      You’re most likely right, they recognize the headline saying “DOJ considering breaking up Alphabet” would be meaningless to most people.