Ad Tech Briefing: Google is ruled as a monopolist for the second time in a year, but what now?

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Google has been ruled a monopolist for the second time within a year, but now the industry is asking how long will it have to wait for an actual outcome, and what measures are necessary to make any real difference?
In a landmark ruling, Judge Leonie Brinkema has found Google guilty of antitrust violations in two of the three markets at the heart of the Justice Department’s long-running case against the tech giant’s ad tech business.
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