Google CEO Testifies on Antitrust Threats to Search Dominance

Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 12:20 pm

In a dramatic courtroom session, Google’s Sundar Pichai lambasted the DOJ’s proposal to break up the tech giant, warning that such drastic measures could effectively dismantle Google Search. His testimony carried a blend of gravitas and dry wit, highlighting the precarious balance between regulatory intervention and sustaining innovative market leadership.

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winbuzzer.com / Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Warns DOJ Antitrust Remedies Could Make Google Search ‘Unviable’

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has testified that DOJ antitrust remedies, including selling Chrome and sharing data, could make Search "unviable" and stifle innovation. The post Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Warns DOJ Antitrust Remedies Could Make Google Search ‘Unviable’ appeared first on WinBuzzer.

arstechnica.com / Sundar Pichai says DOJ demands are a “de facto” spin-off of Google search

Sundar Pichai took the stand in Google's search antitrust trial.

macrumors.com / Google CEO Says Antitrust Remedies Would Cripple Google Search

Google and the United States Justice Department are back in court to fight over the remedies that will be implemented to address Google's search monopoly, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai today took the stand to defend Google. The DoJ wants Google to divest its Chrome browser, refrain from making…

wsj.com / Google CEO Criticizes DOJ’s ‘Extraordinary’ Proposal to Break Up Company

Sundar Pichai takes the stand during proceedings to determine how the search giant should be punished after monopoly ruling.

theverge.com / Sundar Pichai says the DOJ’s antitrust plan could kill Google Search

Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, took the stand on Wednesday during the remedies phase of the company's search antitrust trial, and offered a simple message. The US government's plan to rectify Google's search monopoly, he said, would be so crushing to Google Search that it might be hard to justify…

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