The U.S. government is reportedly considering the possibility of breaking up Google's search business as part of a historic antitrust case.
As per Reuters, on Tuesday, the U.S. stated that it might petition a judge to order Alphabet's Google to sell off some of the components of its operations, that are being claimed to maintain an illegal monopoly in internet search
The operations included Google’s Android operating system and Chrome browser,
During a historic case in August, the findings suggest that Google, which holds 90% of internet searches in the United States, had built an illegal monopoly.
Furthermore, the Justice Department suggested minimising Google’s profit and giving space to its competitors to expand in the realm and these remedies might alter the patterns of searching in America.
"Fully remedying these harms requires not only ending Google's control of distribution today but also ensuring Google cannot control the distribution of tomorrow," the Justice Department said.
The prosecutor said that these proposed fixes would target to keep Google's past dominance from expanding the artificial intelligence business.
They are also weighing asking for an order that would compel Google to share its algorithms, data and models it uses for Google search and AI-assisted search features with its rivals.
It is also suggested by prosecutors to nullify Google's payments on its search engine pre-installed or set as the default on new devices.
