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Google held a monopoly in online ad tech, US judge finds

Los Angeles Times
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Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia said in a ruling that Google illegally maintained and acquired a monopoly in two markets for advertising technology.

The highly-watched decision could reshape the online advertising business that website publishers rely on to fund the creation of content.

Google ’s growing control over advertising technology resulted in website creators earning less money and advertisers paying more.

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