The Justice Department could force the technology group to split after a landmark court ruling that the search giant is an illegal monopoly.

The Justice Department is considering the potentially industry-shaking move of breaking up Google.Josh Edelson/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesGoogle faces a reckoning

Shares in Alphabet, Google’s parent company, were down more than 2.5 percent in early trading on Wednesday morning on news that the Justice Department is considering breaking up the technology giant for maintaining an illegal search monopoly.

That would be a devastating blow for the company, but it could also have huge ramifications for the broader tech sector, with Apple, Amazon and Meta all facing their own antitrust battles with the government.

A recap: In a ruling last week, Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia agreed with the government and

Keep reading this article on Andrew Ross Sorkin – Author New York Times.

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