11 h. ago UK watchdog targets Google's 'strategic' role in search ads and a competitive market

Britain's antitrust watchdog on Friday labeled Google a "strategic" player in the online search advertising market, paving the way for regulators to force the company to change its business practices to ensure more competition in that market.

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14 h. ago UK slaps Google Search with special market status, making way for stricter regulations

The CMA has designated Google as having "strategic market status" in the search and search advertising markets, which means the company has such "a substantial and entrenched" position that it requires special regulations to ensure fair competition.

Politics

2 w. ago Despite Google's recent victory, a flurry of competition cases could still change how the tech giants do business

A US judge recently decided not to break up Google, despite a ruling last year that the company held a monopoly in the online search market. Between Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Meta, there are more than 45 ongoing antitrust investigations in the EU (the majority under the new EU Digital Markets Act) and in the US.

Science

2 w. ago U.S. Asks Judge to Break Up Google’s Advertising Technology Monopoly

The Justice Department argued that the best way to address the company’s unfair advantage was to force it to sell off portions of its business.

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2 w. ago A Judge’s Decision Could Disrupt Google’s $3.1 Trillion Business

On Monday, the tech giant and the U.S. government face off in court over how to fix the company’s advertising technology monopoly.

Economics

2 w. ago Google Faces Breakup for Second Time as Ad Tech Antitrust Trial Enters Remedy Phase

The DOJ is seeking to break up Google's advertising technology monopoly in the remedy phase of the government's ad tech antitrust trial set to begin Monday in Virginia federal court. Google survived the previous Search antitrust trial with a slap on the wrist — a far cry from the forced sale of Chrome and other remedies the government sought. The post Google Faces Breakup for Second Time as Ad Tech Antitrust Trial Enters Remedy Phase appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Pixalate’s August 2025 United States Publisher Rankings: Top Mobile ‘Gaming’ Apps For Programmatic Advertising Traffic Quality in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store

Pixalate’s August 2025 United States Publisher Rankings: Top Mobile ‘Gaming’ Apps For Programmatic Advertising Traffic Quality in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store  Yahoo Finance

Technology

3 w. ago With no DOJ breakup, Alphabet becomes a $3 trillion company 

Investors continue to reward Alphabet's stock after a judge declined to break up Google earlier this month.

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