Google proposes alternative remedies for its search monopoly after Justice Department demands sweeping changes

Google has presented a describing how it would remedy the antitrust violations it has been accused of by the Department of Justice, after facing restrictions that would prevent it from favoring its own search engine on Android. Judge Amit Mehta of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in August that Google violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act, and Google said in the proposal filed late Friday that it disagreed with the ruling but suggested ways to make its contracts with browser companies and device makers more flexible. Android.

in a Summarizing the presentation, Google vice president of regulatory affairs Lee-Anne Mulholland wrote that the proposal would allow browser companies like Apple and Mozilla to “continue to offer Google Search to their users and earn revenue from that association,” while allowing them to have “multiple default options.” agreements between different platforms (for example, a different default search engine for iPhones and iPads) and browsing modes.” And browsers may change their default search provider every 12 months. The proposal would also give device makers “additional flexibility to preload multiple search engines and preload any Google app independently of Search or Chrome preloading.”

Google said it plans to appeal the judge’s decision before a hearing in April, and will submit a revised proposal on March 7. In the blog post, Mulholland called the Justice Department’s proposal “overkill,” and later wrote that it reflects an “interventionist” stance. agenda” and “goes far beyond what the Court’s decision really addresses: our agreements with partners to distribute the search.”