Anonymous 01/24/2023 (Tue) 19:17 Id: dec6e8 No.118280 del
https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept/status/1617962586863009793

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-google-monopolizing-digital-advertising-technologies

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Justice Department Sues Google for Monopolizing Digital Advertising Technologies

Through Serial Acquisitions and Anticompetitive Auction Manipulation, Google Subverted Competition in Internet Advertising Technologies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Justice Department Sues Google for Monopolizing Digital Advertising Technologies
Through Serial Acquisitions and Anticompetitive Auction Manipulation, Google Subverted Competition in Internet Advertising Technologies
Today, the Justice Department, along with the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia, filed a civil antitrust suit against Google for monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology products in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the complaint alleges that Google monopolizes key digital advertising technologies, collectively referred to as the “ad tech stack,” that website publishers depend on to sell ads and that advertisers rely on to buy ads and reach potential customers. Website publishers use ad tech tools to generate advertising revenue that supports the creation and maintenance of a vibrant open web, providing the public with unprecedented access to ideas, artistic expression, information, goods, and services. Through this monopolization lawsuit, the Justice Department and state Attorneys General seek to restore competition in these important markets and obtain equitable and monetary relief on behalf of the American public.

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