Google is obliged to share data with its competitors to enhance competition, according to a judge decision in Washington on Tuesday. However, prosecutors’ request for the company was rejected by the popular browser Chrome.

Google CEO, Sundar Pitsai, had expressed concern in April that the exchange of data, as the US Department of Justice was demanding, could allow competitors to copy the company’s technology.

Google has already stated that it will appeal, which means that it may take years for the federal judge’s decision to be implemented.

The case is the culmination of a five -year legal battle between one of the most profitable companies in the world and its own country. Meta had ruled last year that Google had an illegal monopoly on online search and related advertising.

In the April trial, prosecutors have called for drastic measures to restore competition and to prevent Google from expanding its sovereignty in search and artificial intelligence. The company replied that the proposals far exceed the legal framework and would lead to technology to its competitors.

In addition to the search case, Google is facing lawsuits for its sovereignty in other markets. She recently announced that she will continue to fight against a decision that is obliged to reshape her App Store following a court victory of Fortnite Epic Games.

In addition, Google is expected to be tried in September in another case of illegal monopoly on online advertising technology.

The two cases of the Ministry of Justice against Google are part of a broader, inter -US inter -party campaign against major technology companies, which began during Donald Trump’s first term and also includes lawsuits against Meta, Amazon and Apple.