Google Critics Think the Search Remedies Ruling is a Total Whiff (theverge.com)
(Wednesday September 03, 2025 @11:30PM (msmash)
from the slap-on-the-wrist dept.)
Critics are denouncing Tuesday's [1]antitrust remedies ruling against Google, [2]calling them inadequate to restore search market competition. DuckDuckGo said the court's decision allows Google to continue using its monopoly to hold back competitors in AI search.
The Open Markets Institute called it "pure judicial cowardice" that leaves Google's power "almost fully intact." Senator Amy Klobuchar said the limited remedies demonstrate why Congress needs to pass legislation stopping dominant platforms from preferencing their own products. The News/Media Alliance criticized Judge Amit Mehta for failing to address Google forcing publishers to provide content for AI offerings to remain in search results.
[1] https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/02/2119208/google-gets-to-keep-chrome-but-is-barred-from-exclusive-search-deals-judge-rules
[2] https://www.theverge.com/news/769738/google-doj-antitrust-remedies-ruling-critics
The Open Markets Institute called it "pure judicial cowardice" that leaves Google's power "almost fully intact." Senator Amy Klobuchar said the limited remedies demonstrate why Congress needs to pass legislation stopping dominant platforms from preferencing their own products. The News/Media Alliance criticized Judge Amit Mehta for failing to address Google forcing publishers to provide content for AI offerings to remain in search results.
[1] https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/09/02/2119208/google-gets-to-keep-chrome-but-is-barred-from-exclusive-search-deals-judge-rules
[2] https://www.theverge.com/news/769738/google-doj-antitrust-remedies-ruling-critics