WASHINGTON, DC – Today, The Tech Oversight Project applauded the Justice Department’s final remedy proposal in the Google Search trial, which includes the forced sale of Chrome, a conditional sale of Android, strong behavior remedies, and prohibition on predatory default agreements and payment for choice screen selection. Despite last minute pleas from Google and its paid spokespeople, the Trump Justice Department chose to pursue a similarly aggressive, yet warranted, approach as the Biden Administration, which issued the initial remedy proposal in November.
“This is an unequivocal win for bipartisan antitrust enforcement and is continued proof that Big Tech’s days of unchecked monopoly power are over,” said Sacha Haworth, Executive Director of The Tech Oversight Project. “Google and its allies spent the days leading up to this deadline using every tool available to convince the Justice Department to reverse course, and it speaks volumes that the DOJ has decided to pursue an aggressive break-up anyway.”
“The facts are clear: Google operated an illegal monopoly for over a decade that eliminated competition, raised prices on everyday people, and stifled innovation. Google tore an asteroid-sized hole in the digital economy, and we are pleased that the Justice Department recognizes the scope of that problem and put forward a robust, yet warranted, proposal to right that wrong,” added Haworth.