Analysis-Google faces greater threat of forced ad unit sale from U.S. lawsuit


FILE PHOTO The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan New York City U.S. November 17 2021. REUTERSAndrew KellyFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly//File Photo

(Reuters) - The U.S. government is more likely to force Google to divest a key business with an antitrust lawsuit it filed this week than a group of states that has pursued a similar case for three years, legal experts said.

The complaint filed Tuesday in a Virginia federal court by the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division attempts to compel Google to sell part of its advertising technology unit.

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