US Federal Judge Orders Revision of Google Search Engine

A US federal judge has ordered an important revision of the Google search engine in a procedure that aims to remedy the harmful effects of monopolistic practices.

New Restrictions on Google

In order to contain the influence of Google, Washington DC Judge Amit Mehta has introduced new restrictions on how the company leads traffic to its search engine. He calls on the tech giant to grant current and potential competitors access to important elements of his search engine, including the enormous data collected from trillions of queries that improve the quality of its results.

Rejection of Government’s Offer

However, the judge rejected the government’s more ambitious offer to divide the company, and his attempt to force the company to sell its widespread Chrome web browser. Additionally, no mobile operating system has to sell Android.

Banning of Exclusive Deals

He also stopped banning the offers of several million dollars that Google has completed for years to block his search engine as the standard for smartphones, PCs, and other devices. These businesses, which included payments of more than $26 billion annually, were central to an almost five-year antitrust case brought by the US Justice Ministry.

Impact on the Tech Industry

The 226-page judgment of the US district judge Amit Mehta in Washington DC will still have far-reaching effects on the tech industry, which is changed by progress in artificial intelligence. Platforms like Openai are challenging Google’s dominant role as the main gate of the Internet.