The future of the web depends on getting this right

The remedies phase of the U.S. v. Google LLC search case wrapped up last week. As the Court weighs how to restore competition in the search market, Mozilla is asking it to seriously consider the unintended consequences of some of the proposed remedies, which, if adopted, could harm browser competition, weaken user choice and undermine the open web. Mozilla has long supported competition interventions in tech markets. Recent highlights include campaigns to pass the American Innovation and Choice Online Act, reports detailing the operating system power wielded by Apple, Google and Microsoft (among others), and detailed research into remedy design on Android and Windows to support the enforcement of EU Digital Markets Act.   In relation to the Google Search case, our message is simple: search competition must improve, but this can be done without harming browser competition. As the maker of Firefox and Gecko, the only major browser engine left competing with Big Tech, we know wh