Overview

• U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta prohibited Google from maintaining any exclusive distribution contracts for Google Search, Chrome, Google Assistant, and the Gemini app.
• The ruling orders Google to share data with rivals, expanding access to information that plaintiffs argued entrenched its search dominance.
• Google may continue paying distribution partners for placement, with the court finding a ban would inflict substantial harm on partners and consumers.
• Requests to force divestitures of Chrome or the Android operating system were rejected, with the court saying plaintiffs overreached on structural remedies.
• Alphabet shares rose about 6% in after-hours trading following the decision, as investors viewed the remedies as less severe than a breakup.