The U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division has won crucial remedies in its monopolization case against Google, specifically targeting its dominance in online search services. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has prohibited Google from entering or maintaining exclusive contracts related to the distribution of its key products, including Google Search, Chrome, Google Assistant, and the Gemini app.

This ruling is a significant step towards opening up the market for general search services, which has been stagnant for over a decade. It also aims to prevent Google from applying the same anticompetitive tactics to its Generative AI products that it used to monopolize the search market.

Attorney General Pamela Bondi emphasized the importance of this decision in protecting American consumers from monopolistic practices. The case, originally filed during President Trump's first term, has garnered support from 49 states, two territories, and the District of Columbia, highlighting a unified effort against Google's monopoly.

The remedies include barring Google from exclusive agreements that condition the licensing of its applications on the distribution of its search services. Additionally, Google must provide certain search index and user-interaction data to competitors and offer search and search text ads syndication services, enabling rivals to compete more effectively.

Historically, Google has controlled approximately 90% of all search queries in the U.S., employing anticompetitive tactics to maintain its dominance. The Department of Justice and the states successfully demonstrated that Google violated antitrust laws during a nine-week bench trial, leading to today's landmark decision.