Alphabet’s Google asked a judge on Friday to postpone making the company share data with rivals [File]
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Alphabet’s Google asked a judge on Friday to postpone making the company share data with rivals while it challenges a ruling that the company holds an illegal monopoly in online search, according to court papers.
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington ruled in 2024 that the company used unlawful tactics to maintain its dominance in online search. Google will urge a federal appeals court to reverse that ruling, it said in court papers on Friday.
And Mehta went too far in trying to level the playing field by ordering the company to share its data with competitors including generative artificial intelligence companies such as ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Google said.
If Google complies, it risks exposing trade secrets with no way to recover them if it wins on appeal, the company said, asking Mehta to pause that part of his ruling.
Published – January 17, 2026 11:18 am IST