Judge Orders Google Ad Tech Changes, Rejects Breakup of Monopoly Business
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 2
Judge Orders Google Ad Tech Changes, Rejects Breakup of Monopoly Business
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 2
Summary
A federal judge ruled Google must change its ad technology business but spared it from selling off parts of the operation, rejecting the U.S. government's most aggressive remedy.
Judge Leonie Brinkema acted after finding last year that Google illegally protected its dominance over the systems that place ads across the web.
A short public filing previewed the decision, while Brinkema's full opinion was not yet public and the required changes were not immediately detailed.
The ruling marks a narrower fix than a breakup, leaving Google facing operational constraints rather than a forced dismantling of its ad tech business.