DOJ Still Trying To Separate Chrome From Google

JAKARTA The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has again submitted a request for divestment of the Chrome browser. This court submission was issued on March 7, 2025, to limit monopolies.

According to a TechCrunch report, Google controls online searches and this poses a challenge in the market so the company must sell Chrome to other companies. According to DOJ, this action is the best decision to hinder illegal acts.

"Google's illegal behavior has created an economic giant, which is bringing disaster to the market to ensure that whatever happens Google always wins," the DOJ said in a filing signed by the attorney general in the antitrust section.

As previously decided, Google will retain Chrome from the DOJ proposal which is considered unfair. Google will appeal while offering an alternative proposal that can address the concerns of its partners.

An unnamed Google spokesman, citing Reuters, said that, "the wide DOJ proposal continues beyond the Court's decision." That way, coercion to sell Chrome is considered to be detrimental to US consumers, economy, to national security.

A proposal regarding the separation of Chrome from Google was filed last year when the US was still led by Joe Biden. This proposal was issued after DOJ and 38 attorneys general in the state filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google.

The result of the lawsuit, Judge Amit P. Mehta, decided that Google had acted illegally to defend its monopoly in Chrome. The case is still ongoing and Mehta is scheduled to listen to arguments from Google and DOJ in April.