Overview
- Google filed its appeal on Friday challenging the 2024 ruling that it maintained an illegal monopoly in internet search under Section 2 of the Sherman Act.
- The company asked the court to stay enforcement of remedies during the appeal, including requirements to provide syndication services to rivals and share search data.
- Google argues the mandates would expose Americans to privacy risks and discourage competitors from building their own products, according to a company statement and blog post.
- Judge Amit Mehta finalized remedies in December that require Google to share some raw search interaction data used to train ranking and AI systems while not compelling disclosure of its algorithms.
- The order also limits new default-search deals to terms that end within one year, and it rejected more drastic proposals such as a forced sale of Chrome, so a stay could delay these measures from taking effect.