The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell its Chrome browser

The Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to force Google to sell its popular Chrome browser. Matt Slocum/AP

Matt Slocum/AP

The Justice Department wants Google to put its Chrome browser on the auction block.

Justice lawyers late Wednesday night asked the federal judge overseeing a historic antitrust case against Google to order the tech giant to sell its popular Chrome browser, something that could dramatically shake up the world of online search.

The agency is also asking that Google stop making third-party payments to phone-makers like Apple that ensure its default search position.

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