After Google was officially recognized as a monopoly, lawyers from the US Department of Justice began to propose solutions to correct the company's illegal behavior. They are considering "behavioral and structural remedies," The Verge writes.
The outcome of these discussions can be as simple as greater oversight of the company's actions or more critical measures, such as the sale of a part of the business. As a result, the company may be forced to sell Chrome, Android, or Google Play so that it does not have an advantage in the search engine market.
"Plaintiffs are considering behavioral and structural remedies that would prevent Google from using products such as Chrome, Play, and Android to advantage Google search and Google search-related products and features — including emerging search access points and features, such as artificial intelligence — over rivals or new entrants," the lawyers' document says.
One of the main problems the Department of Justice has with the company is that it has full control over the distribution of search results. In addition, the tech giant pays a lot of money to companies to have their search engine installed by default, as is the case with Apple.
In general, the company may be required to share users' search queries, clicks, and results with competitors, separate Chrome and Android, impose restrictions on search engine advertising, and many others. Google states that such restrictions "go beyond the legal scope of the Court's decision on Search distribution contracts". The company will challenge this in court.