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Google’s digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box

The Associated Press · MICHAEL LIEDTKE · last updated

Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology to boost the profits fueling an internet empire currently worth $1.8 trillion. The ruling issued Thursday by U.S.