Google has illegal monopoly in ad tech, US judge rules


The federal government and more than a dozen US states filed the antitrust suit against Alphabet-owned Google, accusing it of acting illegally to dominate three sectors of digital advertising – publisher ad servers, advertiser tools, and ad exchanges. — AFP

WASHINGTON: A US judge on April 17 ruled that Google illegally wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market, in a legal blow that could rattle the tech giant's revenue engine.

The federal government and more than a dozen US states filed the antitrust suit against Alphabet-owned Google, accusing it of acting illegally to dominate three sectors of digital advertising – publisher ad servers, advertiser tools, and ad exchanges.

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