Google could be ordered to sell its Chrome internet browser after a federal judge found the company has an “illegal monopoly” over search.
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) plans to ask the judge to force Alphabet’s Google to sell its Chrome internet browser, Bloomberg reported on Monday night.
If the judge accepts the recommendation, it would be one of the most aggressive attacks on a big technology company by the US government.
Judge Amit P Mehta ruled in August that Google, which handles about 90 per cent of the world’s internet searches, exploited its market-leading position to exclude competitors. Mehta has scheduled a trial on remedy proposals for April.
Google’s Chrome browser helps the company control how people view the internet and what ads