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.
美國司法部（DOJ）將尋求法庭干預，迫使字母表的Google結束獨家協議，並剝離其互聯網瀏覽器Chrome和Android操作系統，彭博社週一援引知情人士消息報道。
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.
美國司法部將要求在八月份裁定Google非法壟斷搜索引擎市場的法官，對Google編程人工智能和Android智能手機操作系統進行限制。
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.
報告稱Google通過其Chrome瀏覽器部分控制人們如何查看互聯網以及看到何種廣告，而Chrome通常使用Google搜索。Google還收集對其廣告業務重要的信息，據估計，在全球瀏覽器市場中佔據約三分之二的份額。
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的市場份額非常高，這對Google來說是一個重要的營業收入驅動力。同時，當用戶使用Google帳戶登錄Chrome時，Google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.
檢方在此案中提出了一系列潛在的補救措施，從結束Google向蘋果公司和其他公司每年支付數十億美元以保持平板電腦和智能手機上的默認搜索引擎的獨家協議，到剝離其業務的部分，如Chrome和Android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.
檢方的舉動將是拜登政府試圖遏制其所稱爲大科技壟斷的最激進嘗試之一。
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，字母表公司計劃在美國地方法官阿米特·梅赫塔做出最終裁決後提出上訴，他可能會在2025年8月之前這樣做。梅赫塔已將補救提案的審理安排在四月舉行。
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.
谷歌表示其搜索引擎以其質量贏得了用戶，補充稱其面臨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其默認選擇。
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