The Biden-Harris administration escalated its attack on Google last week, moving into a new phase of its antitrust case against the American tech innovator. As part of this process, the Department of Justice (DOJ) submitted its “remedy framework,” laying out its vision for what penalties Google should face. The proposed “remedies” are all over the map, ranging from scaling down Google’s development of artificial intelligence (AI), to mandated data sharing, and even suggesting a breakup. While polling indicates more regulation of the tech giant would be popular with about half of the U.S. population, still most think a breakup is unrealistic and could hurt more than it helps. In the end, these ideas would be a disaster for American consumers and undermine the U.S.’s global technological leadership.
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