A U.S. judge just called it: Google broke the law to cement its monopoly over online advertising.
April 18, 2025

How Google took control over online advertising, according to those who watched it happen

A U.S. judge just called it: Google broke the law to cement its monopoly over online advertising.

Other Google coverage:

  • Google was found guilty of antitrust violations in two of the three alleged markets, following a long-awaited ruling in its ad tech antitrust battle with the Justice Department.
  • 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?

Additional coverage:

  • Apple’s rebrand of its search ads business is the latest in a string of changes that suggest the tech company is gearing up for a more concerted move for ad dollars.
  • As the trade war escalates, social media narratives about how goods are made are pressuring brands to increase transparency.
  • Hyundai's CMO explains how the automaker put its latest tariff-tinged ad on the road in just a week.
  • Willa Bennett is rewriting the rulebook of print and digital magazine brands as the editor in chief of Hearst’s Cosmopolitan and Seventeen.
  • From sister site, Modern Retail: Walmart has begun a five-year strategy to significantly grow the number of gas stations next to its new and existing stores.
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