Overview
- Google filed its appeal on Friday and asked the court to pause remedies that require sharing search data and syndicating results to rivals.
- Judge Amit Mehta’s 2024 ruling found Google illegally maintained monopolies in search and search ads; remedies finalized in late 2025 require annual rebids of default deals and access to search index and user interaction data, while rejecting a forced sale of Chrome.
- Google argues the measures risk user privacy and trade secrets and would deter competitors from building their own products, while saying it will comply with other privacy and security safeguards during the appeal.
- A granted stay would likely delay enforcement and preserve current default search placements on major browsers during D.C. Circuit review, which typically takes about a year.
- Shares dipped slightly after the filing, and advertisers and rival search providers are assessing potential effects on bidding strategies and traffic if the remedies eventually take effect.