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A U.S. federal judge has spared the Google from a forced breakup in an antitrust case, marking a pivotal moment for the tech giant whose dominance in search and mobile ecosystems has long drawn scrutiny.

The ruling by Judge Amit Mehta allows Google to retain control of its Chrome browser and Android mobile operating system, while barring certain exclusive contracts with device makers and browser developers. Google can continue making payments to partners such as Apple to feature its search engine, a practice central to its dominance in online search.

Professor Gina Neff from the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy at the University of Cambridge spoke to The World's Girish Sawlani about the ruling.

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