NPR News: Post

NPR News

The Justice Department and Google battle over how to fix a search engine monopoly

Abigail Slater, US assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division, speaks to members of the media outside federal court in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 21, 2025. Google will square off against the Justice Department and dozens of state attorneys general in a Washington court room over what changes the judge will order to prevent the company from monopolizing the online search market.

After a federal judge ruled that Google had a monopoly on the search market, the tech giant and the government are in court to debate penalties. One possible result: forcing Google to spin off Chrome.

(Image credit: Kent Nishimura)

Continue Reading…