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U.S. seeks breakup of Google's ad-tech products after judge finds illegal monopoly

Reuters · last updated

The U.S. Department of Justice has proposed that Google sell its AdX digital ad marketplace and DFP platform for managing and delivering ads on websites, after a federal judge found the company illegally dominated two online ad-tech markets.

The proposed remedies, including divestitures, are necessary to end the Alphabet-owned tech giant’s monopolies and restore competition in the ad-exchange and publisher ad-server markets, the DOJ said in a court filing late on Monday.

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