Google may be broken up.

Following a 10-week trial, a US federal court has ruled that Google violated antitrust regulations in the search industry. The US Department of Justice considered several remedies, including a breakup and less drastic measures.

Google may be broken up.

The proposed measures also include forcing the company to share more data with competitors, imposing restrictions on AI development, and prohibiting exclusive contracts that promote the company's dominance.

The case centers on the operations of Google, Android, Chrome, and AdWords, where the company's exclusive contracts with device manufacturers have raised concerns among regulators. The U.S. Department of Justice is particularly concerned about how Google's search dominance could impact competition in the rapidly evolving field of AI.

Previously, Google was accused of illegal actions such as paying Apple, Samsung, and Mozilla billions of dollars annually to be the default search engine on phones and web browsers. This action was deemed illegal in order to maintain its dominant position in the search field.

According to the federal judge, Google violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act. Google receives billions of queries daily through those default access points. They collect massive amounts of user data from such searches and then use it to improve query quality, the federal judge stated.

Google said it plans to appeal the court's ruling.

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