The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is expected to propose that Google should sell Chrome, Bloomberg has reported. However, the tech giant that such a proposal would ultimately harm consumers and businesses.
Judge Amit Mehta ruled Google operates an online search monopoly in August, and has been considering what remedies or penalties to impose.
The DOJ has not commented on the report - but Google has made clear in several news releases that they vehemently oppose the proposal.
"The DOJ continues to push a radical agenda that goes far beyond the legal issues in this case," said Google executive Lee-Anne Mulholland in a statement.
Google will also reportedly be asked to establish new measures around its artificial intelligence, Android operating system and use of data.
"The government putting its thumb on the scale in these ways would harm consumers, developers and American technological leadership at precisely the moment it is most needed," Mulholland added.
Chrome is the most used browser worldwide - with web traffic tracker Similarweb placing its global market share at 64.61 percent in October.
Meanwhile Google search corners an almost 90 percent share of the global search engine market as of October, according to Statcounter.
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