Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/google-spared-from-ad-business-breakup-but-judge-orders-changes-to-how-it-operatesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Judge Spares Google Ad Business From Breakup But Orders Operational Changeshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/google-spared-from-ad-business-breakup-but-judge-orders-changes-to-how-it-operateshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/google-spared-from-ad-business-breakup-but-judge-orders-changes-to-how-it-operates#u57282Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:50:18 +0000A judge has ruled that Google will not be forced to break up its advertising business despite long-term antitrust efforts by the Justice Department. While the company avoids a structural split, the court has ordered changes to how Google operates its advertising systems. This decision follows years of legal challenges aimed at dismantling Google's dominance in the ad market. The ruling allows the company to maintain its current corporate structure while facing new regulatory constraints on its business practices.Why it mattersThe US Justice Department pursued two separate antitrust cases