Investing.com — The US Department of Justice is mulling possible sanctions against Alphabet-owned Google (NASDAQ:), including a break-up of the search giant, following a landmark antitrust case that found the group guilty of abusing its dominant market position.
The DOJ is “considering behavioral and structural remedies” that would prevent Google from using products like its web browser, app store or operating system to advantage its search business over its competitors, according to a federal court filing on Tuesday. Officials also suggested that Amit Mehta, the US judge presiding over the case, could force Google into revealing the underlying data used to build its search engine and artificial intelligence products.
“For more than a decade, Google has controlled the most popular distribution channels, leaving rivals with little-to-no incentive to compete for users,” the DOJ added.
Google responded in a blog post, warning that the…
