Reports suggest that U.S. lawyers may push to compel Google to sell Chrome and separate it from Android

The Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly plans to request that the judge overseeing Google’s antitrust trial order the company to sell its Chrome browser. This follows a ruling that Google has maintained an illegal monopoly in search, according to Bloomberg.

Chrome, the world’s most popular browser, has been cited by government lawyers as a tool Google uses to cross-promote its products, limiting competition and stifling growth in the market. Proposed measures include requiring Google to separate Android from its Search and Google Play services, though selling off Android wouldn’t be mandated. Additionally, Google may be required to share more data with advertisers and give them greater control over where their ads appear.

The DOJ is also expected to push for measures allowing websites more options to prevent their content from being used by Google’s AI products. Another proposal involves banning exclusive contracts, a key issue in the case against Google.

Google’s VP of regulatory affairs, Lee-Anne Mulholland, criticized the DOJ’s approach, describing it as a “radical agenda” that exceeds the scope of the case, Bloomberg reports.