US Justice Department Weighs Google Breakup Following Landmark Antitrust Ruling

The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly considering a range of remedies against Google, including a potential breakup of the company, following a federal judge's ruling that the tech giant maintains an illegal monopoly in the search market. According to legal filings made public late Wednesday, prosecutors are exploring structural remedies that could force Google to divest parts of its business, such as the Chrome browser or the Android operating system. While the DOJ argues these measures are necessary to restore competition, Google has pushed back, describing the proposals as radical and overbroad. The company maintains that its dominance is a result of consumer preference and that forced divestitures could harm American innovation and consumer privacy. Legal experts suggest the case could take years to resolve through appeals, but the developments mark the most significant attempt to regulate a major technology firm in decades.