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Judge rules Google illegally monopolized adtech, opening door to potential breakup
A federal judge has found that Google has violated antitrust laws by “willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” in the advertising technology
A federal judge has found that Google has violated antitrust laws by “willfully acquiring and maintaining monopoly power” in the advertising technology market, rounding out a two-year saga after the U.S. and eight states filed its initial complaints against the Alphabet-owned company. In the ad-tech case, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema wrote in her memorandum opinion that the Plaintiffs failed to prove that the “open-web display advertiser ad networks” are a relevant market where Google has monopoly power. Rebecca Bellan is a senior reporter at TechCrunch, where she covers Tesla and Elon Musk’s broader empire, autonomy, AI, electrification, gig work platforms, Big Tech regulatory scrutiny, and more.
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