Google plans to appeal the antitrust ruling against its search engine dominance

engadget.comPublished: 6/1/2025

Summary

The antitrust trial against Google saw the tech giant file plans to appeal a federal court ruling that deemed it an illegal monopoly due to its dominance in the search engine market. The Department of Justice had proposed remedies such as open-source tech, anti-competitive agreements with device makers, and mandatory browser sales, but Google contested these, citing privacy concerns and government data control. A judge ruled that Google's ownership of Chrome provided an unfair advantage, potentially allowing AI-driven companies to dominate the market instead.