According to the US Justice Department, the internet giant may have limitations on its own products, such as the Android operating system, Play Store, and Chrome browser.
It follows a judge’s August ruling that the business had violated antitrust rules in order to maintain its hegemony over internet searches.
In a court filing, officials have now detailed a number of suggestions to break up the company’s monopoly.
One of the plans is to stop Google from paying other tech companies to put their search engine on new gadgets pre-installed or as the default setting.
In 2021, the company made payments of over $26 billion (£20 billion) to businesses like Apple, the manufacturer of iPhones.
A Justice Department spokeswoman said, “Fully remedying these harms requires not only ending Google’s control of distribution today, but also ensuring Google cannot control the distribution of tomorrow.”
Google acknowledged that the court filing was a part of a “long process” and that it will file an appeal of the decision.
Vice president of regulatory relations for the corporation Lee-Anne Mulholland claimed that the “radical changes” that were suggested were too drastic and charged that the US government was pursuing a “sweeping agenda that will impact numerous industries and products”.
She continued by saying that the action will jeopardize user security and privacy, impede the advancement of its artificial intelligence products, and “break” programs like Android.
