Source: CNN
“Google has illegally built ‘monopoly power’ with its web advertising business, a federal judge in Virginia has ruled, siding with the Justice Department in a landmark case against the tech giant that could reshape the basic economics of running a modern website. The ruling that Google violated antitrust law marks the US government’s second major court victory over Google in less than a year amid claims the company has illegally monopolized key parts of the internet ecosystem, including online search. And it is the third such decision since a federal jury in December 2023 found that Google’s proprietary app store is also an illegal monopoly.” [editor’s note: Google is the biggest player in online advertising, but has numerous competitors. They’re not even close to being a “monopoly” – TLK] (04/17/25)
https://mojodojo.io/blog/does-google-actually-control-91-of-the-current-ad-market/