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The DOJ’s antitrust case against Google

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The DOJ’s antitrust case against Google

The DOJ presents a case in which Google has monopolized advertising technology. Catch up on the latest in the case with Marketing Brew’s coverage of this historic event.

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Ad Tech & Programmatic

Google, DOJ tussle one more time over ad tech

In closing arguments, the DOJ claimed that Google is “once, twice, three times a monopolist.”


Ad Tech & Programmatic

‘It can crush our business’: ad buyers estimate major losses from Meta ad platform bugs

Six media buyers talked to us about their challenges with the platform, with some saying they are trying to sidestep AI-powered ad tools.


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Google’s AdX takes center stage—again—as antitrust trial nears end of second week

As lawyers faced off in court, Reuters reported a prior offer to sell the ad exchange to placate EU regulators.

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Google knew advertiser exclusivity was key to publisher ad exchange dominance, DOJ alleges

A tranche of internal Google communications released Tuesday reinforced the DOJ’s argument that Google tied its ad-tech businesses together to maintain a monopoly.


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Google exec claimed company’s ‘goal’ was ‘to crush other networks’

The remarks, shared during Day 3 of the DOJ's antitrust trial, seemed to bolster the argument that the tech giant tried to monopolize markets.


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Google ‘impossible to negotiate with,’ former News Corp exec testifies

In a deposition, a former Google VP said he raised questions about Google’s exclusivity agreements, but “the machine won.”

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