U.S. Court Could Break Up Google [Video]

The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to divest parts of its business to tackle its online search monopoly.

In a late court filing on Tuesday, federal prosecutors indicated that the judge might also require Google to open its underlying data, which powers its search engine and artificial intelligence products, to competitors.

“For more than a decade, Google has controlled the most popular distribution channels, leaving rivals with little-to-no incentive to compete for users,” the antitrust enforcers wrote in the filing. “Fully remedying these harms requires not only ending Google’s control of distribution today, but also ensuring Google cannot control the distribution of tomorrow.”

The Department of Justice is considering structural changesaimed at preventing Google from leveraging its …