Judge Amit Mehta’s landmark ruling against Google is more than just another antitrust case. It is a once-in-a-generation moment to reshape the internet itself. For the first time, regulators are prying open the monopolies that have defined the digital age.

What happens next will determine whether that effort produces lasting change — or simply recycles monopoly power from one tech giant to another.

At the heart of the case is Chrome, the world’s most popular browser. For billions of people, it is the on-ramp to the internet: the tool that shapes how we search, shop, communicate, and learn. Whoever controls Chrome controls not only enormous advertising revenues, but also the flow of information across the web.

There is a high probability that Chrome could become the leading platform fo

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