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Judge Orders Google to Share Search Data, Rejects Breakup

Judge Orders Google to Share Search Data Sharing, Rejects Chrome Breakup

Published SEP 3 2025

Judge Orders Google to Share Search Data, Rejects Breakup

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Judge Mehta completely failed in his legal duty by refusing to terminate Google's illegal monopoly, despite finding that the company had violated antitrust law. This weak remedy essentially rewards criminal behavior and sends a message that monopolists can buy their way out of consequences. The decision overlooks Supreme Court precedent that requires structural remedies to end monopolization and will allow Google to continue its anticompetitive practices largely unchanged.

BIG by Matt Stoller