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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Google must sell Chrome to end search monopoly, says US justice department

Google's logo at a store
The justice department papers filed in court expand on an earlier outline of how the US wants to end Google’s monopoly in online search. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

The US Department of Justice has proposed a far-reaching overhaul of Google’s structure and business practices, including the sale of its Chrome browser, in a bid to end its monopoly on internet search.

The DoJ proposals follow a landmark court ruling in August in which a federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly over search services.

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