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July 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is expected to
file an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google in
weeks over its dominance in the online advertising market, Bloomberg
News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The Justice Department is likely to reject concessions offered by
Alphabet, the report said. (https://bit.ly/3aDfNTL)

DoJ did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment and
Google declined to comment.

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Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Google has offered
concessions to avoid a potential U.S. antitrust lawsuit, including a
proposal to spin off parts of its business that auctions and places
ads on websites and apps into a separate company under Alphabet. read
more

However, a Google spokesperson told Reuters on Friday that it was
engaging with regulators to address their concerns, adding that it
has no plans to sell or exit the ad-tech business.

The DoJ has been investigating Google's ad-tech practices since 2019
and expedited the inquiry into the advertising market in recent
months under the supervision of antitrust division's official Doha
Mekki, the report said.

The Justice Department sued Google in October 2020, accusing the
company of illegally using its market muscle to hobble rivals, in the
biggest challenge to the power and influence of Big Tech in decades.

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Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika Syamnath and
Shinjini Ganguli

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