Lawsuitsby GlyphJFTC: Google cease and desist order antitrust case
Regulator
Japan Fair Trade Commission
acted against
Against
Japan's first cease and desist order against a big tech company found Google's Android licensing and revenue sharing terms restricted rival search services.
The case
- Regulator
- Japan Fair Trade Commission
- Decided
- Apr 15, 2025
- Status
- DecidedGoogle must use a monitoring trustee for five years.
- Outcome
- The JFTC ordered Google to stop requiring Android makers and carriers to preinstall Google Search and Chrome and to exclude rival search.
History
1 dated entryJFTC: Google cease and desist orderSource
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