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DOJ asks judge to force Google to sell Chrome as remedy in landmark antitrust case

DOJ officials, in a filing, proposed that Judge Amit Mehta force Google to sell its Chrome browser to remedy antitrust violations in the tech giant's search business.Roberto Machado Noa/Getty ImagesJudge Amit Mehta found in August that Google holds an illegal monopoly in its search business.On Wednesday, DOJ officials in the antitrust division filed their proposal for remedies in the case.The DOJ wants Judge Mehta to force Google to sell its Chrome browser.Officials from the Department of Justice, in a Wednesday filing, urged District Judge Amit Mehta to force Google to sell its Chrome browser.The recommendations are the finalized proposal by the DOJ's antitrust division for remedies in Google's landmark antitrust case, in which Mehta ruled that the tech giant created an illegal monopoly with its search business by paying Apple and other smartphone makers billions to be the default search engine on their devices.Mehta will consider the DOJ's proposal before he makes a final ruling regarding remedies in this case."The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired.

 

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