Historical case has begun in the USA: Ministry of Justice against Google – Cyprus Newspaper
The historical case filed by the US government in order to “disintegrate”, especially Chrome, started today. In the three -week hearings, whether Google is an illegal monopoly will be discussed or whether it will be divided into different companies.
Alphabet’e, Google, the Internet search market due to the dominance of the US Department of Justice (Doj) opened the historical Antitröst (anti -monopoly) case again appeared before the court. Doj lawyers argued that Google should be taken harsh measures to prevent the reinforcement of the dominance in search engines using artificial intelligence products. This case may radically change the future of the Internet and the structure of the search engine market.
There is Chrome on the target
A large coalition of Doj and State Chief Prosecutors wants Google to be forced to sell the Chrome browser and share search data with competitors. In addition, Google’s Apple manufacturers, such as Apple manufacturers of billions of dollars of « assumed search engine » agreements are requested to end. It is stated that such applications destroy the competition in the market.
Doj lawyer David Dahlquist said in his opening speech:
“Google and all other monopolies that listen to the following message should be given: the consequences of violating competition laws.”
« Damage to American innovation »
Google argues that the proposed sanctions will slow down American innovation and endanger national security. The company draws attention to competitors in the field of artificial intelligence, such as China -based Deepseek, says that Google should remain strong in order to maintain the US technology leadership.
Lee-Anne Mulholland, Vice President of Google’s Regulatory Relations, said in a blog post:
“These suggestions lead to the control of the design and development of American products by the government. This pushes innovation back in a critical period.”
Artificial Intelligence Companies will testify
Representatives of Perplexity AI and OpenAI will also testify in the court. Doj argues that artificial intelligence -supported searches are gradually forcing Google’s monopoly and blocking new opponents. Google says that artificial intelligence products are outside the scope of the case.
Perplexity used the following statements in his article in his article:
“The solution is not the disintegration of Google. Users should be offered more options. Phone manufacturers should be able to offer alternative search options to their customers.”
Proceedings
This case has been considered as the most important legal dispute in the world of technology since the Antitröst case filed against Microsoft 20 years ago. The court process will last three weeks and end on May 9th. The final decision of the judge Amit Mehta will be announced in August. Google plans to appeal the decision.
Google wants to avoid criminal sanctions, emphasizing that it contributes to national security and leads to artificial intelligence development. Doj demands strong interventions to break Google’s monopoly in search engines and to provide a more fair competitive environment in the market. This case is that not only Google, but also other major technology companies such as Meta, Amazon and Uber.
