Tech Policy Podcast 407: Google Search Antitrust Remedies
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May 14, 2025 Vidushi Dyall, Director of Legal Analysis at the Chamber of Progress, shares her insights from the Google search antitrust remedies trial. She discusses the potential outcomes, including whether Google will have to sell Chrome or change its default search arrangements with Apple. The conversation dives into how advancing AI technology is influencing legal frameworks and what that means for competition. Dyall sheds light on the challenges of regulating Big Tech and the implications for both innovation and consumer welfare in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
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Judge Mehta Amazed by AI
- Judge Mehta was often visibly surprised by the rapid advancements in AI discussed in court.
- Witnesses demonstrated AI products that fascinated and amused the judge regularly.
Remedies Extend Far Beyond Liability
- The government's proposed remedies include divesting Chrome, licensing Google's search data, and forbidding payments for default search placement.
- These remedies reach far beyond addressing just the anti-competitive deals found in liability.
Data Sharing and Chrome Top Focus
- Data sharing and Chrome divestiture were the remedies the DOJ most focused on.
- Future deal arrangements like with Apple received less attention compared to AI data concerns.