The United States government has proposed forcing Google to sell off its Chrome web browser as part of measures to break up a monopoly a judge has said the company currently operates in online searches.

The Department of Justice's proposed penalties against Google's illegal monopoly include the sale of Chrome, the potential sale of Android, and a slew of new rules and regulations for how the company regulates search data.

US antitrust lawyers are calling on a judge to force the sale of Google's Chrome browser to limit the company's market clout in a move that would shake up the internet giant.