US Authority Asks Google To Divest On Account Of Web Search Monopoly
US Authority Asks Google To Divest On Account Of Web Search Monopoly
The report said Google controls how people view the internet and what ads they see in part through its Chrome browser, which typically uses Google search. Google also gathers information important to its ad business, and is estimated to have about two-thirds of the global browser market.
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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) to seek court intervention forcing Alphabet's Google to end exclusive deals and divest its internet browser Chrome and Android operating system, Bloomberg reported on Monday citing sources familiar with the matter.
彭博社週一援引知情人士的話報道，美國司法部（DOJ）將尋求法院干預，迫使Alphabet旗下的谷歌終止獨家交易並剝離其互聯網瀏覽器Chrome和Android操作系統。
The DOJ will ask the judge who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolised the search engine market, to reign in on Google-programmed artificial intelligence and Android smartphone operating system.
美國司法部將要求8月份裁定谷歌非法壟斷搜索引擎市場的法官控制谷歌編程的人工智能和安卓智能手機操作系統。
The report said Google controls how people view the internet and what ads they see in part through its Chrome browser, which typically uses Google search. Google also gathers information important to its ad business, and is estimated to have about two-thirds of the global browser market.
該報告稱，谷歌部分通過其Chrome瀏覽器（通常使用谷歌搜索）來控制人們查看互聯網的方式以及他們看到的廣告。谷歌還收集對其廣告業務至關重要的信息，估計約佔全球瀏覽器市場的三分之二。
Because Chrome's market share is so high, it is an important revenue driver for Google. At the same time, when users sign into Chrome with a Google account, Google can offer more targeted search ads.
由於Chrome的市場份額如此之高，它是谷歌重要的收入驅動力。同時，當用戶使用谷歌賬號登錄Chrome時，谷歌可以提供更有針對性的搜索廣告。
Prosecutors had floated a range of potential remedies in the case, from ending exclusive agreements where Google pays billions of dollars annually to Apple Inc and other companies to remain the default search engine on tablets and smart phones, to divesting parts of its business, such as Chrome and Android operating system.
檢察官在該案中提出了一系列潛在的補救措施，從終止谷歌每年向蘋果公司和其他公司支付數十億美元的獨家協議，以保持平板電腦和智能手機的默認搜索引擎，到剝離其部分業務，例如Chrome和安卓操作系統。
The prosecutors' move would be one of the most aggressive attempts by the Biden administration to curb what it alleges are Big Tech monopolies.
檢察官的舉動將是拜登政府爲遏制其所謂的大型科技壟斷而進行的最激進的嘗試之一。
As reported, Alphabet plans to appeal once US District Judge Amit Mehta makes a final ruling, which he is likely to do by August 2025. Mehta has scheduled a trial on the remedy proposals for April.
據報道，Alphabet計劃在美國地方法院法官阿米特·梅塔做出最終裁決後提出上訴，他很可能會在2025年8月之前做出最終裁決。梅塔計劃在4月對補救提案進行審判。
Google maintains its search engine has won users with its quality, adding that it faces robust competition from Amazon and other sites and users can choose other search engines as their default.
谷歌堅稱其搜索引擎以其質量贏得了用戶，並補充說，它面臨着來自亞馬遜和其他網站的激烈競爭，用戶可以選擇其他搜索引擎作爲默認搜索引擎。
