A federal judge has ruled that Google is a monopolist in online advertising. The New York Times reported on Thursday that Judge Leonie Brinkema of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia said the company broke the law to maintain its ad tech dominance.<br /> “In addition to depriving rivals of the ability to compete, this exclusionary conduct substantially harmed Google’s publisher customers, the competitive process, and, ultimately, consumers of information on the open web,” the judge said.<br /> The case stemmed from a January 2023 lawsuit from the US Justice Department and eight states, accusing Google of illegally monopolizing the ad market.<br /> Developing...This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/ [...]
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