TechQuiet 71d · day 72
Federal judge allows Google's ad-tech monopoly to stand despite liability finding
Google found liable for monopolization a second time, but courts reject breakup remedies in favor of behavioral restrictions.
What to know
- Google found liable for ad-tech monopoly a second time, but court rejected DOJ's breakup proposal in favor of behavioral remedies.
- Judge Brinkema declined to order structural remedies despite prior findings that Google's integration of ad-tech tools created anticompetitive effects.
- The ruling raises questions about whether antitrust law can effectively address corporate concentration when courts refuse to order divestitures.
Judge Leonie Brinkema Federal judgeGoogle Defendant in antitrust caseU.S. Department of Justice Plaintiff/enforcerLee-Anne Mulholland Google VP of regulatory affairs
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