Judge Formalizes Limits On Google’s Deals With Apple And AI Expansion

By CPI
Publication Date: 2025-12-07 15:45:00

A U.S. federal judge has delivered further clarification on the penalties Google will face after being found to have illegally maintained dominance in online search, according to CNBC. The update marks the latest development in the landmark antitrust case that has unfolded over more than a year.

Google was ruled in mid-2024 to have operated an unlawful monopoly in search and search advertising. Per CNBC, the Department of Justice had pushed for harsh measures — including forcing Google to divest its Chrome browser — but U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta declined to impose that level of structural change in a ruling earlier this fall.

Instead, the tech giant must reduce its control over critical search data that helped cement its market position. On Friday, Mehta issued a set of additional provisions that will govern how those remedies are enforced.

“The age-old saying ‘the devil is in the details’ may not have been devised with the drafting of an antitrust remedies…

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