Demand to “force Google to sell Chrome”
The US Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to force Google to sell its Chrome internet browser.
In the 23-page application filed by the Ministry to the Washington DC District Court, it was argued that forcing the company to sell Chrome would create a more equal playing field for its competitors.
In the application, it was stated that the decision that Google had created an “illegal monopoly” in order to compensate for the damages caused by the company required the disposal of Chrome, and it was emphasized that this would permanently stop the company’s control over search and allow rival search engines to access the browser.
The application also noted that Google should be prevented from making exclusionary agreements with third parties such as Apple and Samsung and should be prohibited from prioritizing its search service over the company’s other products.
“IT VIOLATES ARTICLE 2 OF THE SHERMAN LAW”
Federal judge Amit Mehta in the USA made an important decision in the field of internet technologies in August, ruling that Google created an “illegal monopoly” in internet search and search advertising.
In his decision, Judge Mehta said, “As a result of its detailed review of the witnesses and evidence, the court reached the following decision: Google is a monopoly and it acted to protect this monopoly. This violates Article 2 of the Sherman Act.” He used the following expressions.
“ANTITRUST” CASE AGAINST GOOGLE
In the statement made by the US Department of Justice on January 24, 2023, it was reported that an “antitrust” lawsuit was filed against Google in the District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia with the attorneys general of the states of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Virginia.
In the statement, which stated that the company monopolized many digital advertising technology products, it was claimed that Google used anti-competitive, exclusionary and illegal methods to eliminate or seriously reduce any threats to its dominance in the industry.
In the statement, it was stated that in the last 15 years, Google has neutralized or eliminated its advertising technology competitors through acquisitions, and that the company used its dominance in the digital advertising market to force more publishers and advertisers to use its products and prevented the use of rival products.
In the statement, it was stated that Google strengthened its dominance in the sector and the content of the company’s anti-competitive behavior was also included.
The US Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google for monopolizing search and search advertising in 2020.
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