The US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on Tuesday, in its ongoing antitrust battle , that Google is barred from entering exclusionary contracts relating to generative AI or preloading Google Search on applications.

The court found that Google will not be required to divest Chrome or Android devices which are part of the Google “ecosystem.” However, they will be required to share “search index and user-interaction data” and offer text advertisement services to competitors. The court decided to find a balance by unwinding the monopoly and allowing for competition and technological innovation.

The court, in deciding appropriate remedies for Google’s violation of section 2 of the Sherman Act by creating a monopoly, must “effectively pry open to competition a market that

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