The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an initiative to limit Google’s dominance in the search engine market. In a filing filed on October 8, the DOJ accused the company of maintaining an illegal monopoly, demanding that Google’s search business be broken up.

The DOJ’s proposal includes structural and behavioral changes to break up Google’s dominance in search and advertising. These changes aim to curb Google’s control over emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. It also includes proposals such as Google sharing search data with competitors and ensuring that the content of its websites is not used to train AI models.

In a blog post on October 9, Google defended its business practices and warned that such regulations could have far-reaching negative effects on the tech industry.

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