Google filed a notice to appeal the DOJ Search decision, and asked the Court to pause some of the remedies while that appeal is heard.

Google asserts that the Court’s August 2024 ruling ignored the reality that people use Google because they want to, not because they’re forced to. The decision failed to account for the rapid pace of innovation and intense competition we face from established players and well-funded start-ups. And it discounted compelling testimony from browser makers like Apple and Mozilla who said they choose to feature Google because it provides the highest quality search experience for their consumers.

While appealing this decision, Google is asking the court to pause the implementation of specific remedies that would force them to share search data and provide syndication services to rivals. 

Google's appeal of the monopoly ruling and says that sharing search data is unfair & creates a privacy risk

Google is especially adamant not to share its search data and results with rival search engines. That’s one of the remedies that the court threw in Google’s lap last year. Google argued several times thus far that it’s unfair.

The company says that the requirement to share data creates privacy concerns for users, while being unfair to the company. On top of that, Google says that it will go against the grain of innovation from other companies.

Google once again reiterated that users choose Google because they want to, not because they’re forced to do it. The company also said that other browser makers use Google Search because it offers the best experience.