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April 18, 2025

U.S. Judge Rules Google Illegally Operates Online Ad Monopoly
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A federal judge ruled Google has run illegal monopolies on two markets
for web advertising technology. It's the second antitrust ruling against
Google in the past year. In 2023, a federal jury also concluded Google's
proprietary app store is an unlawful monopoly. But the judge on Thursday
struck down one of the Justice Department's arguments against Google,
making it unclear whether or when Google will be forced to sell off part
of its online ad business. Consumer advocates welcomed yesterday's news,
with Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren declaring, "Google is an
illegal monopolist - and it's time to break up this tech giant."


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