Google must share search data with competitors, judge rules

DWPublished: Sep 3, 2025 3:19 AM | Updated: Sep 22, 2025 2:47 AM

A US judge ruled on Tuesday that Google will have to share data with its other search engines for the sake of increasing competition in the sector.

In a 226-page decision, US District Judge Amit Mehta also rejected the prosecutors' demand to force the Alphabet-owned search engine to sell Google Chrome, the world's most popular internet browser, and the Android operating system for smartphones.

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