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The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell its Chrome browser

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Newest development Nov 22, 2024 · 2 reportsDOJ Seeks To Break Up Google—What This Could Potentially Mean For The Tech Company And Its Employees

If a judge orders Google to sell Chrome, it could dramatically upend the multibillion-dollar online search business.

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  1. Justice Department Will Request Judge Order Google To Sell Chrome In Antitrust Case, Report Says

    Headline from Forbes ·

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    The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell its Chrome browser

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

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    DOJ Seeks To Break Up Google—What This Could Potentially Mean For The Tech Company And Its Employees

    Headline from Forbes ·

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  1. Forbes

    Justice Department Will Request Judge Order Google To Sell Chrome In Antitrust Case, Report Says (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Chrome is instrumental to Google’s advertising business, which is the company’s largest source of revenue.

  2. Digital Trends

    U.S. government to Google: sell Chrome (opens Digital Trends)

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    Digital Trends's feed description

    U.S. officials are recommending that Google sell Chrome following a historic ruling that the company has maintained an illegal monopoly.

  3. Engadget

    Department of Justice will reportedly push for Google to sell Chrome (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    It follows an August ruling outlining Google's illegal doings.

  4. Breitbart News

    Report: DOJ to Seek Breakup of Google's Chrome Browser in Antitrust Lawsuit (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The DOJ has decided it will ask a federal judge to force Google to sell off its Chrome web browser as a result of the government's successful antitrust case against the internet giant's monopolistic actions in its search business according to a new report by Bloomberg.

  5. FOX Business

    Justice Department to ask judge to force Google to sell Chrome browser: reports (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The Department of Justice is reportedly planning to ask a judge to force Alphabet-owned Google to sell its web browser, Chrome, because of its apparent monopoly on internet searches.

  6. New York Post

    Google Chrome browser could fetch $20B if judge orders sale: report (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Google’s Chrome browser would be worth a whopping $20 billion on the open market if the Justice Department succeeds in convincing a federal judge to order divestment, according to a report Tuesday.

  7. Insider

    DOJ antitrust officials reportedly pushing for Google to sell off Chrome browser (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Antitrust officials from the DOJ are reportedly expected to ask a judge to force Google to sell Chrome to remedy its search antitrust case.

  8. The Columbian

    DOJ will push Google to sell Chrome to break search monopoly (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    Top Justice Department antitrust officials have decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell off its Chrome browser in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the biggest tech c

  9. Digital Journal

    U.S. to call for Google to sell Chrome browser: report (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The U.S. will urge a judge to make Google-parent company Alphabet sell its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown.

  10. Quartz

    Google could be forced to sell Chrome in a big antitrust crackdown (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The Department of Justice hopes a Chrome sale would help dent some of Google's search dominance

  11. Gizmodo

    DOJ Will Reportedly Force Google to Sell Off Chrome Browser (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The government is officially ready to split up Google.

  12. Investopedia

    US DOJ Plans to Push Google to Sell Chrome, According to Reports (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to ask a judge to consider pushing Alphabet’s Google to divest its Chrome browser, according to reports Tuesday, as the Biden administration’s top antitrust officials makes a last push to crack down on the tech industry before leaving office.

  13. New York Post

    DOJ to ask judge to force Google to sell off Chrome after illegal monopoly ruling: report (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Justice Department will ask a judge to force Alphabet's Google to sell off its Chrome browser, Bloomberg reported Monday.

  14. The Guardian

    US justice department plans to push Google to sell off Chrome browser (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Authorities seek to dismantle monopoly on search market and also want action related to AI and Android

  15. CNET

    Google May Be Asked to Sell Chrome Browser by DOJ (opens CNET)

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    CNET's feed description

    Google is still under scrutiny for its search monopoly. Chrome may be a bargaining chip in the ongoing case.

  16. Delaware Public Media

    The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell its Chrome browser (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    If a judge orders Google to sell Chrome, it could dramatically upend the multibillion-dollar online search business.

  17. Investopedia

    Google Should Be Forced To Divest Chrome Browser, DOJ Says (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    The U.S. Department of Justice said Alphabet's Google should sell off its Chrome browser, following an August court ruling that the tech giant holds an illegal monopoly in the search market.

  18. KTVZ Bend

    The Department of Justice asks court to force Google to spin off Chrome (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The US government formally proposed a partial breakup of Google on Wednesday, urging a federal judge to force a sale of the company’s Chrome web browser after a landmark ruling this year found that Google had violated US antitrust law with its search business.

  19. ABC 11 Raleigh

    US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    U.S. regulators want a judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine.

  20. New York Times

    US Proposes Forcing Google to Sell Chrome to Fix Search Monopoly (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    In a landmark antitrust case, the government asked a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser.

  21. Al Jazeera

    Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, US prosecutors argue (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US Department of Justice says Google has ‘deprived rivals’ of opportunities to expand their search engine market share.

  22. PBS NewsHour

    DOJ seeks to break up Google, forcing web browser Chrome sale as monopoly punishment (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed to prevent Android from favoring its search engine.

  23. Newsweek

    Google could be forced to sell Chrome over search monopoly claims (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The DOJ has proposed breaking up Google by forcing it to sell Chrome after a court ruled the company maintained a monopoly over online search.

  24. Engadget

    Department of Justice confirms that it wants Google to sell off Chrome (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    The Justice Department has released a document that calls for the breakup of Google, including a sale of Chrome and restrictions on Android.

  25. Breitbart News

    Google Lashes Out at DOJ Plan to Force Sale of Chrome Browser Business (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Google has reacted angrily to reports that the DOJ will propose forcing the tech giant to sell its Chrome web browser business as part of ongoing antitrust remedies.

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