The highly watched decision came after Google and the government proposed ways to fix the tech giant's monopoly over online search.

A federal judge has restricted Google from entering into exclusive contracts for the distribution of search and other apps, but he rejected more severe punishments for the tech giant, including a divestiture of its Chrome browser.

Google won't be forced to sell Chrome after a federal district judge ruled divestment a 'poor fit' in a landmark antitrust case, but it will have to make a number of changes.