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Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law

Martech

A federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in search and advertising markets, marking a significant victory for the Department of Justice. This is the first major decision in a wave of tech monopoly cases brought by the U.S.

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Yelp brings antitrust lawsuit against Google

Martech

A new chapter in Google’s antitrust troubles opened yesterday with Yelp filing a lawsuit alleging that Google’s monopoly in search has allowed it to illegally dominate the local search and local search advertising markets.

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Yelp sues Google, alleging illegal dominance of local search

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A new chapter in Google’s antitrust troubles opened yesterday with Yelp filing a lawsuit alleging that Google’s monopoly in search has allowed it to illegally dominate the local search and local search advertising markets.

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Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law

Search Engine Land

A federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in search and advertising markets, marking a significant victory for the Department of Justice. Why it matters. This is the first major decision in a wave of tech monopoly cases brought by the U.S.

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The Google monopoly verdict: More industry reactions

Martech

“This could lead the way to Google introducing Comparison Text Advertising Services to the Google text ad market to dismantle Google’s monopoly on the text advertising market, which may also benefit from a similar discount on CPCs as a gesture of Google encouraging competition on their SERPs.”

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US vs. Google, round 2: Government targets digital ad business

Martech

Dig deeper: Antitrust bill could force Google, Facebook and Amazon to shutter parts of ad business At the heart of the case is Google’s operating products for publishers and advertisers.

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Canva acquires genAI startup Leonardo.AI

Martech

Its image- and video-generating tools are used by professionals across advertising, marketing, ecommerce and other industries. The Australia-based Leonardo.AI launched less than two years ago and boasts 19 million registered users.