US judge rules Google violated antitrust laws

A US federal judge ruled on April 17 that Google violated antitrust laws by monopolizing the digital advertising market, marking another major setback for the tech giant in its antitrust case.

According to the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Google has harmed the company's intermediary publishers, harmed competition, and ultimately harmed users of information on the open web.

US Attorney General Pamela Bondi stressed that this is a “landmark victory” in the ongoing legal battle to prevent Google from monopolizing the digital space.

The April 17 ruling is a testament to Google's control of online advertising and, increasingly, the internet, said Assistant Attorney General Abigail Slater of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division.

In response, Google said it would appeal the ruling. Google’s vice president of regulatory affairs, Lee-Anne Mulholland, argued that publishers have many options and choose Google because its ad tech tools are simple, affordable, and effective.

This is the second time a US federal court has ruled that Google engaged in illegal monopolistic practices. Previously, in an August 2024 ruling, the District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington, DC, emphasized that Google had illegally monopolized the online search market./.

(Vietnam News Agency/Vietnam+)

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