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Google must be broken up, DOJ says as US judge sets remedy trial date in adtech suit

By Khushita Vasant ( May 2, 2025, 23:46 GMT | Insight) -- Google’s digital advertising technology business should be broken up, the Department of Justice told a US federal judge today who ruled that she will consider both divestment and behavioral changes to the tech giant’s business practices at a Sept. 22 remedy trial. US District Judge Leonie Brinkema heard from Google and the DOJ on their respective remedy proposals, with the tech giant seeking a limited set of three behavioral remedies while the government proposes a combination of structural as well as behavioral remedies to address Google’s illegal monopoly. Google heavily opposed the DOJ’s proposal, saying they would cause “extreme devastation” in the adtech market.Google’s digital advertising technology business should be broken up, the US Department of Justice today told a federal judge, who ruled that she will consider both divestment and behavioral changes to the tech giant’s business practices at a Sept. 22 remedy trial....

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