Ohio Attorney General David Yost along with 37 U.S. Attorney Generals and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have proposed the final package of remedies aiming to stop Google's "illegal monopoly" of internet search engines.

"Google's monopoly has stifled competition for too long," Yost said. "Ohioans—and all Americans—deserve real choices in the marketplace, not a system rigged to benefit one company at the expense of innovation and consumer freedom."

Yost initially filed a lawsuit against Google in 2021 seeking a declaration of the search engine as a public entity stating that their business practices were anti-competitive.

The suit received backing from the DOJ and an amicus brief from former Ohio Senator and current U.S. Vice President, J.D. Vance.

Last year, the federal district court judge for D.C. ruled that Google violated federal antitrust laws by maintaining a monopoly over online search and search text ads.

The remedies include a ban on payments to partners of Android and Apple to make Google the default search engine on devices and browsers, along with the divestiture of Chrome and allowing safe channels for data sharing.

Google will still be able to buy promotions for Google products in the app store, however.

If Google were to attempt to circumvent these rules being put in place, they might have to sell the Android property.

No limits are being placed on AI investments nor will they have to give up their AI products but the DOJ can review their AI investments or purchases to assess any issues with competition and have the power to intervene.'

The proposed remedies will be discussed in a hearing being held on April 21.

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