Washington, D.C. – The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) expresses deep concern over the DOJ’s proposed remedies in the case of United States v. Google LLC that aim to completely dismantle the US tech company, deprive consumers of any future innovation, and set a dangerous precedent for American competitiveness.

Following the Department of Justice’s proposed remedies filed with the court on last month, the California-based search and ad tech giant had its chance to respond with their own filing Friday evening, blasting the government’s demands.

Yaël Ossowski, deputy director of the Consumer Choice Center, responds:

“Breaking apart a cornerstone of the American Internet economy is truly without precedent and beyond the pale for a country that is supposed to revere innovation,” said Ossowski.

“The government wants to forever restrict the company’s abilities to compete in evolving industries like artificial intelligence, where the US is facing massive competitive pressure from more authoritarian countries like China.

“Giving the government a regulatory razor blade to carve up a central node of our tech sector does not bode well for consumers who can already choose from a host of different products fit to their taste,” added Ossowski.

“Rather than picking winners and losers, the government should tamper down its trustbusting and let consumers vote with their clicks, rather than having that decision made for them. The DOJ is continuing to advance an ideological campaign that ignores consumer choice and makes a mockery of antitrust law,” concluded Ossowski.

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