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Title: Mozilla Warns DOJ's Google Breakup Plan May Hurt Small Browser Makers

Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/11/22/1112...

Mozilla has warned that the Justice Department's proposed breakup of Google
could harm independent web browsers, pushing back against a key element of
the government's antitrust remedy. The maker of Firefox browser said in a
statement the DOJ's blanket ban on search revenue-sharing deals would
disproportionately impact smaller players that rely on such agreements, while
failing to meaningfully increase competition in search. Firefox and similar
browsers account for a small share of US search queries but provide crucial
alternatives for privacy-conscious consumers, Mozilla said. The DOJ's wide-
ranging proposal, submitted to a federal court in Washington, includes
forcing Google to sell its Chrome browser and prohibiting the company from
paying other firms to set Google as their default search engine. The plan
follows an August ruling that found Google illegally monopolized the search
market. In a statement, Mozilla argued that rather than an outright
prohibition on search agreements, remedies should focus on "addressing the
barriers to competition and facilitating a marketplace that promotes
competition and consumer choice."

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