3 articles from The Guardian, The Straits Times, Ars Technica.
A Virginia judge rejected the US Department of Justice's request to force Google to sell its AdX ad exchange platform, dealing the antitrust enforcers a loss in their case against the tech giant. The judge found that Google engaged in illegal anticompetitive behavior in its advertising technology business but stopped short of ordering a breakup, instead requiring the company to make changes to address its monopoly. This marks the third major antitrust case against big tech where US enforcers failed to secure structural remedies like forced divestitures.
AI-generated summary of 3 source articles. Not original reporting — every claim links to its source below.
Judge declines to make Google sell AdX in win for firm against US antitrust enforcers’ attempts to break up big tech Alphabet’s Google escaped a breakup of its advertising technology business on Wednesday, when a judge in Virginia rejected US antitrust enforcers’ bid to force a…
A judge ruled that Google must make changes to address its advertising technology monopoly, but would not need to break up that business.
The DOJ proved to the court that Google acted illegally, but it won't get the big win it wanted.
