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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 4, 2025

Following a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia imposing remedies for Google’s unlawful monopolization in search and search advertising, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said his office would “work to ensure that consumers enjoy the benefit of meaningful competition in search markets.” The court decision prohibits Google from entering or maintaining exclusive contracts relating to the distribution of Google Search, Chrome, Google Assistant and the Gemini app; directs Google to make certain search index and user-interaction data available to rivals and potential rivals; and orders Google to offer search and search text ads syndication services to enable rivals and potential rivals to compete. Skrmetti praised the ruling for bringing “transparency to advertisers so that consumers have real choices.” Tennessee joined a coalition to sue Google. The company previously was found to illegally dominate two markets for online advertising technology. Read more about the remedies from the DOJ. Read Skrmetti’s full statement.