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Google engaged in self-preferencing in Australian adtech market: court documents

By Saloni Sinha ( February 5, 2025, 04:46 GMT | Insight) -- Google contravened Australian competition law by engaging in conduct that resulted in online publishers receiving significantly lower revenue from the sale of their advertising space through various advertising-technology platforms, class-action applicants have alleged. The court documents relating to the antitrust class-action lawsuit, seen by MLex, alleged that Google violated Section 46 of Australia’s 2010 Competition and Consumer Act by misusing its dominant position and market power in Australian adtech markets.  Google contravened Australian competition law by engaging in conduct that resulted in online publishers receiving significantly lower revenue from the sale of their advertising space through various advertising-technology platforms, class-action applicants have alleged....

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