Google appealed US antitrust ruling over Apple Safari search deal

Google filed an appeal on May 22, 2026, arguing that its search distribution agreement with Apple’s Safari browser is lawful competition rather than anticompetitive conduct.

Google said in its May 22, 2026 appeal filing that its agreement with Apple to be the search option in Safari should be treated as lawful competition. The filing responds to the antitrust ruling against Google’s search business and argues that the arrangement does not amount to anticompetitive exclusion.

Apple is central to the appeal because Safari is a major browser distribution channel for search. Google’s filing, as described by 9to5Mac, defends the long-running commercial relationship between Google and Apple as a competitive agreement rather than conduct that unlawfully blocks rivals.

The article excerpt does not provide additional details from the filing, including the court name, specific remedies under appeal, or financial terms of the Google-Apple agreement. The reported fact is that Google submitted the appeal on May 22, 2026 and used the Safari deal with Apple as part of its defense against the antitrust ruling.