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US DOJ, states say Google adtech decision applies in Apple antitrust case

( April 21, 2025, 23:08 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice and several states filed a notice of supplemental authority in their monopolization case against Apple. They argue that in a recent decision finding Google liable for monopolizing advertising technology markets, a Virginia federal judge "squarely rejected Google’s 'refusal to deal' arguments for many reasons that also apply" in the Apple case. Like Apple, "Google claimed that its restrictions on customers (in Google’s case, publishers) amounted to refusals to deal with rivals because the customers had competing products in some instances," the DOJ and states said. "The Court disagreed and held that Google’s integration of its publisher ad server ("DFP") and its advertising exchange (“AdX”) in ways that insulated each from competition violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act in both markets." Notice attached. ...

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