A federal judge on Tuesday handed the Justice Department a significant victory in its long-running antitrust case against Google, ruling that the company illegally maintained a monopoly over online search — but stopped short of ordering the breakup of its Chrome browser or search business.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta concluded that Google engaged in exclusionary conduct to block rivals and preserve its dominance. The ruling requires Google to dismantle exclusive agreements that make its search engine the default on devices and browsers, and to share valuable search data with competitors.
The outcome, while hailed by the Justice Department as a landmark win, drew criticism from some consumer advocates who argued the decision spared Google from the most severe remedy, structural divestiture.
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