To dislodge this key peg propping up Google's search monopoly, some options include ending Google's default deals altogether, which would "limit or prohibit default agreements, preinstallation agreements, and other revenue-sharing arrangements related to search and search-related products, potentially with or without the use of a choice screen."

The remedies strike at the heart of the internet empire and can reduce its revenue while giving its rivals more room to grow.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has submitted a filing giving a federal court a framework for restructuring Alphabet's Google, including breaking up the tech giant for an illegal monopoly over search.

The Justice Department also took aim at Google’s new AI search features, which had only been made public weeks after the initial antitrust trial closed.

The Justice Department is expected to outline on Tuesday measures that Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) could be ordered to implement to restore competition in online search, potentially including a breakup of the Big Tech company,

Alphabet ($GOOGL) investors will likely be on the edge of their seats today as the Justice Department is expected to reveal potential steps to

After a federal court in August ruled Google controls an illegal monopoly in online search, smaller rivals want the court to force Google to spin off its Chrome browser, or at least prohibit it from continuing to pay billions of dollars to make its search engine the default on devices such as Apple's iPhone.