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News publishers in spotlight as another Google monopoly trial begins

A trial opens in federal court in Arlington, Va., on Google’s other big antitrust challenge, with the Justice Department alleging that the company’s control of the technology used in placing and monitoring ads online constitutes a monopoly. We plan to get a starter story up early in the morning and update it with developments in the courtroom.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/09/09/google-antitrust-doj-adtech-monopoly/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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