United States v. Google LLC (2023)

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United States v. Google LLC is a federal antitrust case brought by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) against Google LLC on January 24, 2023. The suit established that Google illegally monopolized the Ad tech market in violation of sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. The suit is separate from the first antitrust case launched in 2020 which established that Google illegally monopolized the search engine market. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the suit aimed to force Google to sell off significant portions of adtech business and require the company to cease certain business practices. The trial concluded in September 2024. On April 17, 2025, it was ruled that Google had formed an illegal monopoly in its advertising business. The court ordered behavioral remedies in September 2026 requiring changes to Google's advertising technology practices, but rejected requests to force the company to divest its ad exchange.

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