Google Found Guilty of Antitrust Violations, Faces Potential Divestiture

In a significant ruling, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema has found Google guilty of antitrust violations related to its dominance in the online advertising market. The judge’s 115-page decision cites Google’s unfair business practices as responsible for its monopoly hold over publisher ad servers and ad exchanges. This has allowed the tech firm to charge higher prices and unfairly retain a larger share of ad sales.