April 24, 2025

A U.S. judge ruled that Google illegally monopolized the digital advertising market by tying together its ad tech products, harming competition and publishers. However, Google was not found to have a monopoly in ad networks for advertisers. The company plans to appeal. The next phase could involve breaking up parts of Google’s ad business.

Google is being sued in the UK for allegedly abusing its dominance in search advertising to inflate ad prices over the past 13+ years. The class action could impact hundreds of thousands of UK businesses. Key Details: – £5 billion ($6.6 billion) in potential damages. – 90%: Google’s share of UK search ad revenue (2020