https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/google-spared-break-up-of-online-advertising-monopolyContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/google-spared-break-up-of-online-advertising-monopolyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/google-spared-break-up-of-online-advertising-monopoly#u56439Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:15:31 +0000A federal judge rejected a US Department of Justice bid to force Google to sell its advertising technology business. While the court confirmed Google maintains an illegal monopoly in the ad tech sector, it declined to order a corporate breakup. Instead, the judge ordered changes to how the company operates. Google will retain its publisher ad server and ad exchange, though industry experts remain divided on whether the court's behavioral remedies will effectively restore competition to the market.Why it mattersThe ruling concludes a major antitrust effort initiated by the Trump administra