Google could be the target of federal prosecutors in the US over antitrust violation allegations. Per the AFR, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) is “considering behavioural and structural remedies” regarding Google and its parent company,

Google may have to break off parts of its business, such as Chrome and Android, and share users' search data with its competitors, based on the proposed remedies the US Justice Department has submitted in a court filing.

The Justice Department says it's considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business in order to eliminate its online search monopoly.

With a triumvirate of web search, advertising, and browser dominance, Google’s online services are absolutely omnipresent — and the United States government is getting ready to do something about it.

Google processes about 90% of online searches in the US, Reuters reported, and in August a judge found that it was violating antitrust laws. In another sign of US legislators’ growing activism over Big Tech,

Fresh filing suggesting splitting up Alphabet shows DoJ is serious about proposed antitrust remedies The US government has confirmed it is considering asking a judge to force Google to divest parts of its business as part of potential remedies in the antitrust case over its control of online searches.