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Judge rules Google built illegal ad monopoly, DOJ threatens another breakup
A federal judge handed Google yet another courtroom defeat on Thursday, ruling that Google built and maintained an illegal monopoly in key segments of the online display...
The U.S. Department of Justice has argued that Google illegally built "monopoly power" through its web advertising business, manipulating online ad services across multiple sectors and forcing higher fees on publishers reliant on its technology. Judge Leonie Brinkema highlighted expert findings showing that Google's ad exchange holds a dominant 54% to 65% global market share, while the next biggest competitor has only 6%. She also cleared the company of accusations that it had deleted internal chat records to influence court proceedings – an issue that had previously undermined its defense.
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