The US Department of Justice's top antitrust officials will ask a judge to enforce the sale of the Chrome browser, reports Bloomberg. This follows a major ruling in August that found Google had acted illegally to stifle competition and retain its monopoly on online search and advertising.

Google released Chrome in 2008 and it became synonymous with the company and its search engine. Well, that might no longer be the case if if the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has its way. The DOJ's antitrust officials reportedly plan to request a federal judge orders Google to sell off Chrome,

The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to ask a judge to consider pushing Alphabet’s Google to divest its Chrome browser, according to reports Tuesday, as the Biden administration’s top antitrust officials makes a last push to crack down on the tech industry before leaving office.