--- title: "Google broke the law. Congress can change that." url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-broke-the-law-congress-can-change-that--sqawbujrt source_url: https://spreadprivacy.com/google-broke-the-law-its-paid-no-price-congress-can-change-that type: article source: "Spread Privacy" published: 2026-07-17T22:56:04.604Z updated: 2026-07-17T22:59:47.591Z tags: ["tech-news", "google", "regulation"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 7 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google broke the law. Congress can change that. **[Spread Privacy](https://daily.dev/sources/spreadprivacy)** · 6 min read · 7 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Nearly two years after a federal court ruled Google an illegal search monopolist, no meaningful remedies have taken effect. Google continues operating under the same practices deemed illegal, while its data advantage compounds daily and extends into AI. The newly introduced SEARCH Act, sponsored by Senators Klobuchar and Schmitt, aims to address both pillars of Google's monopoly: prohibiting paid default agreements and requiring Google to share search data with rivals. DuckDuckGo and several advocacy organizations publicly endorse the bill, urging Congress to pass it without waiting for the slow-moving court remedies process. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Google broke the law. It's paid no price. Congress can change that.](https://daily.dev/posts/google-broke-the-law-it-s-paid-no-price-congress-can-change-that--ozmtz6x5s) · Spread Privacy · 5 upvotes · 3 comments --- Tags: [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news), [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google), [#regulation](https://daily.dev/tags/regulation) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/google-broke-the-law-congress-can-change-that--sqawbujrt)