Overview

• The order compels Google to give qualified rivals access to parts of its search index and user‑interaction signals and to offer search syndication and text‑ad services.
• Exclusive distribution contracts for Google Search, Chrome, Google Assistant and Gemini are prohibited across devices, browsers and other access points.
• The judge declined to force divestitures of Chrome or Android and did not impose a full ban on payments to partners for default placement.
• Compliance will be supervised for five years with a possible sixth year, including technical oversight to implement and verify the remedies.
• Google said it will appeal, while Alphabet shares rose sharply and Apple gained as investors welcomed the avoidance of a breakup.