The U.S. Department of Justice has won an antitrust case against Google, ruling that the company held an illegal monopoly in parts of the online advertising tech market. A federal judge found Google guilty of anticompetitive practices in the publisher ad server and ad exchange markets, which harmed publishers and users. However, claims about Google monopolizing ad networks were dismissed. Google plans to appeal, arguing its tools benefit users. The court also criticized Google for failing to preserve internal messages. This is Google’s second major antitrust loss, with more legal battles ahead.
Source: The Verge
