Overview

• Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified on April 30, 2025, against DOJ proposals to address the company's illegal search monopoly, calling them extreme and harmful to innovation.
• Key remedies under consideration include forcing Google to divest its Chrome browser, share search data with competitors, and end exclusive default search agreements.
• Pichai argued that mandatory data sharing would allow rivals to reverse engineer Google Search, making it unviable to continue significant R&D investments.
• The CEO also raised concerns about the potential impact on user privacy and smaller partners like Mozilla, which rely on Google for revenue.
• Judge Amit Mehta is expected to rule on the proposed remedies by August 2025, while Google plans to appeal any adverse decision.