Google's Advertising Monopoly on Trial: A Legal Battle for the Digital Age
Google faces a pivotal legal challenge as the US Justice Department pushes to dismantle its digital advertising monopoly. The trial in Virginia could lead to major changes in Google's ad technology, threatening its extensive network. While Google plans to appeal, the outcome could reshape the digital advertising landscape.
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Google is once again in court, this time to defend its dominant position in the digital advertising realm. The trial, beginning Monday in Alexandria, Virginia, concerns practices that a federal judge has termed monopolistic, potentially jeopardizing Google's extensive online advertising network.
US District Judge Leonie Brinkema previously ruled parts of Google's ad technology as a monopoly, partly due to its impact on reducing competition for online publishers. The current trial will focus on possible remedies for restoring fair market conditions, and a ruling is expected to take time due to anticipated extended legal arguments.
Though Google plans to appeal any ruling against it, the Justice Department is pushing for significant changes, including a possible sale of ad technologies. Google's legal team argues that market transformations, especially through AI, make such drastic actions unnecessary.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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