The US wants to force Google to get rid of Chrome to break its monopoly

A US judge ruled last August that Google enjoyed an illegal monopoly in the internet search market. And after that historic ruling, the United States Government seems to have already made a firm decision to try to break the Mountain View company’s monopoly.

Apparently the United States Executive wants to take legal action to force Google to get rid of Chromewhich has the reputation of being the most used browser in the world. The United States Department of Justice would like to put this proposal on the table in the antitrust case against Google, according to reports Bloomberg.

In August a magistrate already issued a ruling by virtue of which Google effectively holds a monopoly on searches on the Internet and relies on practices of an illegal nature to defend itself from its rivals. AND Now it is up to the Department of Justice to rule on the consequences of the ruling issued a few months ago against the internet giant.

The United States Government has apparently already rejected forcing Google to get rid of Android

Among other things, Washington would intend to force Google to guarantee its rivals access to some data and to make it easier for websites to oppose the use of the information in their possession to train artificial intelligence (AI). The judge’s ruling on the measures proposed by the US Department of Justice will not be issued until next year.

Chrome is the most used browser for browsing the Internet and enjoys a market share of around 60% in the United States and approximately 66% on a global scale.

According to BloombergUS competition authorities could argue in the case against Google that Many Internet users have access to the American multinational’s search engine through Chrome and this inevitably harms competition.

Initially, the United States Department of Justice also raised the possibility of forcing Google to get rid of the Android mobile operating system.but this option would have already been ruled out by the US Executive.