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Why Google is back in court for another monopoly showdown

Google is facing off against the DOJ, again. Its main moneymaker is on the line.

Today on Decoder, we’re talking about the big Google antitrust trial that’s currently taking place in a federal courthouse. Verge senior policy reporter Lauren Feiner has been at the courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, basically every day this month to hear testimony from news publishers, advertising experts, and Google executives — and, ultimately, to see whether a federal judge hands the company another antitrust defeat. If you want to know more about everything Lauren and I discuss in this episode, check out these stories for deeper context and analysis on the trial and the history of Google’s ad business:

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